World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 5, Number 5-6, December 2014, pages 189-195

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Non-Melanocytic Skin Cancer: Correlation With Morphological Subtype and Histologic Grade

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Distribution of BCC morphological subtype and SCC histologic grade.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. COX-2 expression in skin cancer. (a) Score 0 (no staining), BCC (× 20 objective). (b) Score 1 (weakly stained cells < 10%), BCC (× 10 objective). (c) Score 2 (moderately stained cells 10-90%), SCC (× 4 objective). (d) Score 3 (strong staining, > 90%), SCC (× 10 objective).

Table

Table 1. Distribution of COX-2 in Different Types of Skin Cancers
 
Cancer typeCOX-2 score
0, % (n)1, % (n)2, % (n)3, % (n)Total, % (n)
BCC31.15 (19)13.11 (8)9.83 (6)0 (0)54.09 (33)
SCC19.7 (12)9.83 (6)9.83 (6)6.55 (4)45.91 (28)
Total, % (n)50.85 (31)22.94 (14)19.66 (12)6.55 (4)100 (61)