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Table 2 Expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes in some thyroid gland diseases determined by IHC

From: Expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes in human thyroid tumors: the immunohistochemical and molecular biology (RT-PCR) investigation

No

No of patient

Histopathological determination

SSTR – 1

SSTR – 2A

SSTR – 2B

SSTR – 3

SSTR – 4

SSTR – 5

P-1.

338542

F-56 years old

Papillary carcinoma

+++ mem, part. cytopl

+++ mem, part. cytopl

+ mem, pale cytopl

+/++

cytopl

negative

+ single cells

++ cytopl

P-2.

333508

F-37 years old

Papillary carcinoma

+++

cytopl

++

mem/cytopl

++/+++

cytopl

++/+++

cytopl

-/+++

cytopl !!!

-/+++

cytopl

P-3.

334708

F-79 years old

Poorly differentiated carcinoma

++

mem/cytopl

+

mem/cytopl

+

mem/cytopl

++

cytopl

negative

+/-/+

cytopl

P-4.

335385

M-69 years old

Poorly differentiated carcinoma

+++

mem/cytopl

+/-;

+

cytopl

+/-

negative

+/-/++

cytopl

P-6.

332314

F-45 years old

Lymphatic goiter

negative

negative

negative

negative

negative

+++

cytopl (in the single follic. struct.)

P-7.

332142

F-32 years old

Nodular hyperplasia of thyroid gland

++

cytopl

+

cytopl

++/+++

cytopl

+++

cytopl

negative

+++

cytopl

P-8.

332567

M-73 years old

Colloido-nodular goiter. Follicular adenoma

++/+++

cytopl

++

cytopl

+

cytopl

++/+++

cytopl

negative

+/++

cytopl

P-9.

332131

F-67 years old

Thyroid goiter with signs of focal hyperactivity

++

cytopl

+/-

cytopl

++

cytopl

+

cytopl

negative

+

cytopl

P-10.

332205

F-44 years old

Nodular hyperplasia of thyroid gland

+++

cytopl

++

cytopl

++

cytopl

+++

cytopl

negative

+

cytopl