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Table 2 Macrophage marker expression (cells/mm 2 ) in L0 and L1 cases (cell count in the sinus of tumor free lymph nodes and metastatic lymph nodes)

From: Increased malignancy of oral squamous cell carcinomas (oscc) is associated with macrophage polarization in regional lymph nodes – an immunohistochemical study

Marker

CD68 LN sinus

CD11c LN sinus

CD163 LN sinus

MRC1 LN sinus

 

Median IQR

SD

Median IQR

SD

Median IQR

SD

Median IQR

SD

L-status

n

        

L0

37

1091

439

423

366

1098

525

3608

1755

  

658

 

299

 

739

 

2700

 

L1

15

1302

501

238

189

1618

539

4493

2058

  

686

 

198

 

793

 

2495

 

p-value

 

0.027

0.032

0.002

0.035

  1. Table five shows the expression of macrophage markers in the lymph node sinus in L0 and L1 cases. Values represent the median, interquartile range (IQR), standard deviation (SD) and p-value (ANOVA).