Table 4.
Histopathological data for the biopsies used in the miRNA validations. Data regarding histological grade, stroma abundance, mucinous component, peritumoral inflammatory infiltrate are presented.
| Characteristics | Patients |
|---|---|
| Histologic grade | |
| Well differentiated | 92 |
| Moderately differentiated | 54 |
| Poorly differentiated | 35 |
| Undifferentiated | 0 |
| Unknown | 11 |
| Stroma | |
| Abundant | 33 |
| Moderate | 57 |
| Poor | 59 |
| Unknown | 43 |
| Mucinus component | |
| Mucinus | 17 |
| No mucinus | 142 |
| Unknown | 33 |
| Peritumoral inflammatory infiltrate | |
| Marked | 24 |
| Moderate | 40 |
| Poor | 86 |
| Unknown | 42 |