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Table 1 Increased Density of CD68 Positive Macrophages in FTCs comparing to FAs

From: Follicular thyroid carcinoma but not adenoma recruits tumor-associated macrophages by releasing CCL15

Histological Type

Case number

TAM counts (Mean /field)

P value

FTC

59

9.5 ± 5.4

 

FA

47

4.9 ± 3.4

1.3 × 10−6

Normal Tissue

55

1.3 ± 1.2

3.4 × 10−19