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Table 1 MSLN expressions in the surgical specimens with various pathological diagnosis of SGC

From: Activated iNKT cells enhance the anti-tumor effect of antigen specific CD8 T cells on mesothelin-expressing salivary gland cancer

Pathological diagnosis

Mesothelin expressiona

Case

Salivary duct carcinoma

3+

1

Salivary duct carcinoma

1+

3

Salivary duct carcinoma

1+

4

Salivary duct carcinoma

3+

15

Salivary duct carcinoma

3+

16

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

3+

5

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

2+

7

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

3+

9

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

4+

12

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

3+

6

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

4+

11

Adenocarcinoma

4+

13

Adenocarcinoma

2+

14

Acinic cell carcinoma

–

2

Acinic cell carcinoma

2+

10

Squamous cell carcinoma

–

8

Pleomorphic adenoma

–

17

  1. a–, mesothelin+ cells < 5%; 1+, 5–20%; 2+, 20–50%; 3+, 50–70%; 4+, > 70%
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BMC Cancer

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