Parameter | Prostatic neoplasia | Prostatitis | Benign prostatic hyperplasia | Control dogs | P value† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of dogs | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | – |
S100A8/A9 expression | |||||
Tissue sections evaluated median [range] | 6# [5–7] | 6 [6–7] | 6 [6–7] | 7 [7–7] | – |
S100A8/A9+ cells/0.01 mm2 median [range] | 1#,A,B [0–38] | 9 A [1–22] | 1B [0–2] | 0 C [0] | 0.0006 |
S100A12 expression | |||||
Tissue sections evaluated median [range] | 6 [5–6] | 6 [6–7] | 6 [6–7] | 7 [6–7] | – |
S100A12+ cells/0.01 mm2 median [range] | 1 A,B [0–40] | 9 C [0–17] | 1 A [0–4] | 0B [0] | 0.0041 |
S100A8/A9-to-S100A12 ratio | |||||
Cal-ratio median [range] | 1.0 [0.5–2.9] | 1.3 [0.5–2.0] | 0.9 [0.4–1.8] | 1.0 [1.0] | 0.2419 |