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Table 1 Summary of TIGIT expression in epithelial component of adenomatous goiters and thyroid tumors

From: Expression of T-cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domains (TIGIT) in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

histological subtype

number of case (n)

positive cases (%)

adenomatous goiter

7

0

follicular adenoma

13

0

medullary carcinoma

5

4 (80.0%)

follicular carcinoma

11

0*†

papillary carcinoma

26

0*†

poorly differentiated carinoma

12

3 (25.0%)†

anaplastic carcinoma

31

17 (54.8%)*†

  1. *P < 0.05 (papillary carcinoma and follicular carcinoma versus anaplastic carcinoma)
  2. P < 0.05 (papillary carcinoma and follicular carcinoma versus poorly differentiated carcinoma and anaplastic carcinoma)