Cytology/histology | Patients | pIgR-positive tissues | Average pIgR staining score | |
All tissues | pIgR-positive tissues | |||
Normal | ||||
Mucous cells | 11 | 10 (91) | 227±85 | 250±41 |
Serous cells | 11 | 10 (91) | 227±85 | 250±41 |
Ciliated cells | 11 | 10 (91) | 45±25 | 50±20 |
Alveolar cells | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-invasive | ||||
Low grade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High grade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cancer | ||||
ADC | 98 | 47 (48) | 26±43 | 55±47 |
SCC | 67 | 7 (10) | 7±27 | 62±62 |
Undifferentiated NSCLC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd. ADC: adenocarcinoma; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; NSCLC: nonsmall-cell lung cancer.