Table 2 |
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| Immunohistochemical staining scores of benign, borderline and malignant ovarian tumors | ||||
| Benign (n = 25) | Borderline (n = 16) | Malign (n = 27) | Significance | |
| p53 * | 0 (0–0) | 0.5 (0–3) | 4 (0–4) | p < 0.05 |
| p21 * | 1 (0–4) | 3.5 (1–4) | 4 (1–4) | p = 0.05 |
| bax ** | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–6) | p < 0.05 |
| bcl-2 ** | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) | NS |
| c-kit ** | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–12) | NS |
| Telomerase* | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | NS |
| Metallothionein** | 0 (0–9) | 3.5 (0–12) | 6 (0–12) | p < 0.05 |
Data were presented as median (min-max).
NS, not significant. *Nuclear staining score. **Quick score.
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