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Table 2 Summary of cytological and histological evaluation of cases included in the study

From: A novel method for sample preparation of fresh lung cancer tissue for proteomics analysis by tumor cell enrichment and removal of blood contaminants

Case

Large-cell 1

Large-cell 2

Adk 1

Adk 2

SCC 1

SCC 2

Normal 1

Normal 2

Histology

        

Necrosis

10-30%

10-30%

Absent

<10%

>30%

<10%

  

Inflammatory infiltration

Intense

Intense

Minimal

Intense

Minimal

Intense

  

Cytology on cytospin specimens

        

Giemsa % tumor cells or epithelial cells

<50%

40%

90%

30%

n.e.

90%

Few

Few

MNF116

50%

40-50%

20%*

30%*

n.e.

60-70%

5-10%

10%

CD45

50%

50%

10%

30%

n.e.

40%

90%

90%

CD68

10%

20%

5%

10%

n.e.

10%

70%

40%

SMA

<5%

<5%

20%

5%

n.e.

10%

5%

<5%

  1. Abbreviations: Adk adenocarcinoma, SCC squamous cell carcinoma; n.e. non-evaluable
  2. * In adenocarcinoma samples, approximately 30% of "nude" nuclei were observed (see text)