Comparison of cytology and E48 Q-RT-PCR results of 212 lymph node aspirates of 64 HNSCC patients, containing >1000 PBMC cell equivalents
| . | . | E48 Q-RT-PCR . | . | Total . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | E48 positive . | E48 negative . | . | |
| Cytology | |||||
| Tumor positive | 18 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Tumor negative | 8 | 184 | 192 | ||
| Total | 26 | 186 | 212 | ||
| . | . | E48 Q-RT-PCR . | . | Total . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | E48 positive . | E48 negative . | . | |
| Cytology | |||||
| Tumor positive | 18 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Tumor negative | 8 | 184 | 192 | ||
| Total | 26 | 186 | 212 | ||