Table III.
Expression of protein S100-A8 in NMBT, PBT, PMLN and control BBD tissues.
Protein S100-A8 expression | ||||||||
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None, TIS (0) | Weak, TIS (1–4) | Moderate, TIS (6,8) | Intense, TIS (9,12) | |||||
Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
BBD | 13 | 86.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NMBT | 52 | 62.7 | 31 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PBT | 71 | 65.1 | 36 | 33.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
PMLN | 89 | 81.7 | 17 | 15.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
BBD, benign breast disease; NMBT, non-metastatic breast tumor; PBT, Primary breast tumor; PMLN, paired metastatic lymph node; TIS, total immunostaining score.