Table 5.

A comparison of morphologic features between well differentiated G3 and poorly differentiated carcinoma

	Well differentiated G3	Poorly differentiated large cell	P value
Total	32	5
Large nuclear size No. (%)	3 (9)	2 (33)	.1
Pleomorphic nuclei No. (%)	4 (13)	3 (50)	.04
Round nucleus No. (%)	19 (59)	2 (33)	.6
Smooth nucleus contour No. (%)	30 (93)	4 (67)	.4
Angulated nuclei No. (%)	12 (38)	3 (50)	.4
Fine chromatin No. (%)	3 (9)	0 (0)	.9
Single prominent nucleolus No. (%)	4 (13)	2 (33)	.2
Plasmacytoid cells No. (%)	24 (75)	1 (20)	.03
Abundant cytoplasm No. (%)	23	3	.59
Nuclear tangles No. (%)	24 (75)	4 (67)	.9
Molding No. (%)	3 (9)	2 (33)	.12
Apoptosis
Present No. (%)	28 (88)	5 (100)	.9
>5/ 10 high power fields No. (%)	14 (44)	3 (60)	.6
Mitoses
Present No. (%)	18 (56)	3 (60)	.9
>5/10 high power fields No. (%)	6 (19)	2 (40)	.3
Necrosis No. (%)	4 (13)	3 (60)	.04