Table 1 Immunreactive score and localization of N-cadherin expression (mb = membrane bounded; c = cytoplasmically) within the investigated testicular neoplasias; note that one tumour sample can obtain more than one histological tumour type
From: N-cadherin expression in malignant germ cell tumours of the testis
Tumour type | n | IRS | Localisation of N-cadherin expression |
|---|---|---|---|
normal testis | 28 | 10.52 ± 1.96 | c > mb |
IGCNU | 20 | 10.8 ± 1.88 | c > mb |
seminoma | 77 | 9.38 ± 2.59 | mb > c |
embryonal carcinoma | 40 | 0 | none |
teratoma | 17 | 7.11 ± 0.99 | c > mb |
choriocarcinoma | 4 | 0 | none |
yolk sac tumour | 11 | 9.90 ± 0.94 | c > mb |