Table 2.
The counts and percentages of each of the three characteristic tumor cells
| Epithelioid cells | Spindle-shaped cells | Ganglion-like cells | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | 18082 (89.93%) | 2022 (10.06%) | 3 (0.01%) | 20107 |
| Case 2 | 9271 (69.97%) | 3976 (30.00%) | 3 (0.02%) | 13250 |
| Case 3 | 3817 (37.11%) | 6426 (62.47%) | 44 (0.43%) | 10287 |
| Case 4 | 11318 (87.44%) | 1622 (12.53%) | 4 (0.03%) | 12944 |
| Case 5 | 16607 (91.65%) | 1509 (8.33%) | 4 (0.02%) | 18120 |
| Case 6 | 10238 (76.16%) | 3188 (23.71%) | 17 (0.13%) | 13443 |
| Case 7 | 8676 (84.48%) | 1587 (15.45%) | 7 (0.07%) | 10270 |
| Case 8 | 11898 (76.08%) | 3714 (23.75%) | 27 (0.17%) | 16622 |
| Case 9 | 16433 (87.55%) | 2312 (12.31%) | 25 (0.13%) | 18770 |
| Case 10 | 7937 (68.83%) | 3568 (12.32%) | 26 (0.23%) | 11531 |
| Case 11 | 3004 (68.49%) | 1372 (31.28%) | 10 (0.23%) | 4386 |
| Case 12 | 7475 (68.30%) | 3462 (31.63%) | 8 (0.07%) | 10945 |
Legend: Even among patients with gangliocytic paraganglioma, the distribution of the three characteristic tumor cells varied from case to case. The counts and percentages of tumor cells in 50 random high-power fields from histopathological images in each case are summarized.