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Protein expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 in normal pituitary tissues and in pituitary adenoma (invasive and non-invasive).
| Positive (n) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Cases (n) | Negative (n) | + | ++ | +++ | Total positives (n) | Positive rate (%) |
| Normal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Non-invasive | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 83.3a |
| Invasive | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 26.9b |
P<0.05 compared with the normal group
P<0.05 compared with the non-invasive group.
