Table 4 Distribution of cytological diagnosis in the c-KIT expression classes
From: c-KIT receptor expression is strictly associated with the biological behaviour of thyroid nodules
HD | CD | class I | class II | class III | class IV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
PTC | PTC: 30 | 15 | 50 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | SPTC: 11 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | IFP: 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
total | 46 | 19 | Â | 24 | Â | 3 | Â | 0 | Â |
BN | BN: 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 6 |
| Â | IFP: 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 21 |
total | 36 | Â | Â | 13 | Â | 18 | Â | 5 | Â |