Table I.
Distribution of patients with papillary carcinoma.
| nm23-H1 | COX-2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Total | Score 0, 1 | Score 2, 3 | Score 0, 1 | Score 2, 3 |
| Age, years | |||||
| ≤45 | 49 | 4 | 45 | 12 | 37 |
| >45 | 81 | 8 | 73 | 30 | 51 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 23 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 |
| Female | 107 | 10 | 97 | 34 | 73 |
| Localization | |||||
| Right lobe | 74 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 53 |
| Left lobe | 47 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 28 |
| Isthmus | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Tumour size, cm | |||||
| ≤1 | 55 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 36 |
| >1 | 75 | 7 | 68 | 23 | 52 |
| Histological type | |||||
| Classical | 67 | 6 | 61 | 21 | 46 |
| Follicular | 32 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 26 |
| Sclerosing | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Oxyphilic | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Other | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Lymphocytic infiltration | |||||
| Present | 39 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 26 |
| Absent | 91 | 7 | 84 | 29 | 62 |
| Benign changes | |||||
| Present | 65 | 5 | 60 | 25 | 40 |
| Absent | 65 | 7 | 58 | 17 | 48 |
| Intraglandular spread | |||||
| Present | 37 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 26 |
| Absent | 93 | 8 | 85 | 31 | 62 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |||||
| Present | 27 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 20 |
| Absent | 103 | 11 | 92 | 35 | 68 |
nm23-H1, non-metastatic expressed/non-metastatic 23 nucleoside diphosphate kinase 1; COX-2, cyclooxygenase 2.