Table 3. Relation between stomach biochemical and histopathology test results in patients that developed laryngeal cancer.
| Biochemical method – positive test results | Histopathology test result – stomach | Statistical significance* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal N=8 |
Acute gastritis N=11 |
Chronic gastritis N=32 |
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| PCR – stomach (N=24) | 4 (50.0%) | 6 (54.6%) | 14 (43.8%) | p=0.8123 |
| PCR – larynx (N=7) |
2 (25.0%) | 2 (18.2%) | 3 (9.4%) | p=0.4596 |
| Histopathology – stomach (N=28) | 4 (50.0%) | 6 (54.6%) | 18 (56.2%) | p=0.9504 |
| Histopathology – larynx (N=13) | 1 (12.5%) | 2 (18.2%) | 10 (31.2%) | p=0.4541 |
*χ2-test; PCR = polymerase chain reaction