GST-π immunostaining of PIN | |||
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Pattern A | Pattern B | p Value | |
Group 1, high grade PIN of the transition zone isolated; group 2, high grade PIN of the transition zone associated with prostatic carcinoma (PCa); group 3, high grade PIN of the non-transition zone isolated; group 4, high grade PIN of the non-transition zone associated with PCa; group 5, high grade PIN, isolated and simultaneously present in the transition and non-transition zones. | |||
Values are number of cases and frequency in parenthesis. | |||
NS, not significant; trans., transition zone. | |||
Additional statistics: group 1 v group 3, p = 0.022; group 2 v group 4, p = 0.180. | |||
Group 1 | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) | |
Group 2 | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) | NS |
Group 3 | 3 (30%) | 7 (70%) | |
Group 4 | 3 (30%) | 7 (70%) | NS |
Group 5 | |||
Trans. zone | 4 (66%) | 2 (33%) | |
Non-trans. | 2 (33%) | 4 (66%) | NS |