Research Article

Immunoexpression of Ki-67, MCM2, and MCM3 in Ameloblastoma and Ameloblastic Carcinoma and Their Correlations with Clinical and Histopathological Patterns

Table 1

Li percentages for Ki-67, MCM2, and MCM3 proteins in AM and AC according to clinical and histopathologic parameters.

FactorsN = 111/100%Li%, mean ± SD
%Ki-67%MCM2%MCM3

Age
 ≤2656/50.417.4 ± 13.620.3 ± 10.234 ± 14.2
 >2655/49.513.4 ± 12.818.9 ± 10.430 ± 15.1
Gender
 Male60/5417.3 ± 14.918.7 ± 9.431.6 ± 30.5
 Female51/45.913.1 ± 10.920.6 ± 11.332.5 ± 15.5
Size
 ≤5 cm75/67.514.8 ± 11.919.4 ± 9.631.8 ± 14.6
 >5 cm36/32.416.7 ± 1619.9 ± 11.832.3 ± 15.1
Location
 Maxilla3/2.718 ± 7.319.8 ± 2.428.5 ± 14.6
  Anterior1/0.912.418.420 ± 2.8
  Posterior2/1.820.5 ± 7.720.5 ± 3.545.4
 Mandible108/97.315.1 ± 13.219.4 ± 10.232.2 ± 14.9
  Anterior9/8.116.6 ± 18.422.1 ± 12.130.6 ± 14.2
  Posterior (body and ramus)99/89.115.1 ± 13.219.4 ± 10.232.2 ± 14.9
Radiography(/100%)
 Unilocular(/69.5)15.5 ± 14.119.2 ± 10.631.7 ± 15
 Multilocular(/30.4)16.3 ± 12.121.3 ± 11.433.2 ± 14.3
Recurrence
 Yes6/5.410.6 ± 4.517.3 ± 11.923.5 ± 19
 No105/94.515.7 ± 13.619.7 ± 10.232.5 ± 14.4