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Table 7 Comparison between controls and cases regarding biopsy histopathology results

From: SHOX2 gene methylation in Egyptians having lung cancer

Biopsy

Controls

(n = 20)

Cases

(n = 60)

χ2

MCp

n

%

n

%

Adenocarcinoma

0

0.0

24

40.0

34.064*

<0.001*

Squamous cell carcinoma

0

0.0

18

30.0

Anaplastic carcinoma

0

0.0

10

16.7

Carcinoma in situ

0

0.0

8

13.3

Negative

16

80.0

0

0.0

Nonspecific inflammation

4

20.0

0

0.0

  1. χ2: Chi square test, MC: Monte Carlo, p: p value for comparing between the two groups
  2. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05