Table 2 FOXA1 immunostaining findings in thyroid lesions and tumors
From: Signification of forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) expression in thyroid cancers
Histopathological type | Number | FOXA1-positive |
|---|---|---|
Graves’ disease | 5 | 0 (0%) |
Hashimoto’s disease | 5 | 0 (0%) |
Multi-nodular goiter | 10 | 0 (0%) |
Adenoma | 20 | 0 (0%) |
Follicular adenoma | 18 | 0 (0%) |
Hyalinizing trabecular adenoma | 1 | 0 (0%) |
Hurthle cell adenoma | 1 | 0 (0%) |
Cancers | 70 | 21 (30%) |
Papillary carcinoma | 19 | 0 (0%) |
Follicular carcinoma | 16 | 0 (0%) |
Medullary carcinoma | 18 | 18 (100%) |
Anaplastic carcinoma | 15 | 3 (20%) |
Hurthle cell carcinoma | 1 | 0 (0%) |
Undifferentiated sarcoma | 1 | 0 (0%) |