Table 2 Immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 and deaths in patients with cutaneous melanoma
Lymph node metastases | Subcutaneous metastasesa | Visceral metastases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 35) | (n = 28) | (n = 17) | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
bcl-2-negative | 9 | 25.7 | 4 | 14.3 | 3 | 17.6 |
Deaths | 4 | 11.4 | 3 | 10.7 | 1 | 5.9 |
bcl-2-positive | ||||||
Intense staining | 17 | 48.6 | 20 | 71.4 | 11 | 64.7 |
Weak staining | 9 | 25.7 | 4 | 14.3 | 3 | 17.6 |
Deaths | 12 | 83.3 | 13 | 84.6 | 8 | 89 |