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Table 3 Panel performance for the diagnosis of ECA (sample size 14)

From: Progesterone receptor does not improve the performance and test effectiveness of the conventional 3-marker panel, consisting of estrogen receptor, vimentin and carcinoembryonic antigen in distinguishing between primary endocervical and endometrial adenocarcinomas in a tissue microarray extension study

 

ER > 3

Vim > 3

CEA > 3

PR > 3

number

% with this panel

 

-

-

-

-

2

14.29%

 

-

-

-

+

1

7.14%

*

-

-

+

-

8

57.14%

 

-

+

+

+

1

7.14%

 

+

-

-

+

1

7.14%

 

+

-

+

-

1

7.14%

  1. 1. -: score negative, +: score positive
  2. 2. Despite PR, panel expression with ER-/Vim-/CEA+ in mark-* was defined as a typical EC-type immunoprofile. Others were defined as non-typical EC-type immunoprofiles.
  3. 3. All 8 cases with typical EC-type (*) immunoprofile expression also exhibited PR (-).
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Journal of Translational Medicine

ISSN: 1479-5876

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