Table 3.
Correlation between hTERT expression and pathological type of ameloblastoma
Pathological type | n | - | + | ++ | +++ | Positive rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plexiform | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 68.2 |
Follicular | 32 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 78.1 |
Mixed | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 83.3 |
Acanthomatous | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 85.7 |
Basal cells | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
Unicystic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
Note: desmoplastic ameloblastoma in 2 patients and peripheral ameloblastoma in 2 patients were not included in this table.