Table 2. Immunohistologic study.
Immunohistologic finding | Typical endometriosis | Atypical endometriosis | p-value | ECA | EAA | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ki-67 | 2.36% | 14.61% | <0.001* | 5.93%‡ | 22.58%‡ | 0.004* |
BAF250a negative | 3% | 23.8% | 0.004† | 9.1% | 40% | 0.149† |
COX-2 positive | 96.8% | 60% | <0.001† | 80% | 20% | 0.089† |
EAA, endometriosis with architectural atypia; ECA, endometriosis with cellular atypia.
*Mann-Whitney U test; †Fisher's exact test; ‡Average value of the Ki-67 index.