Table 5: PMN chemotaxis in patients with head and neck cancer according to tumor site. The chemotaxis numbers present the mean number of migrated PMN per high-power field after counting 20 high-power fields ± standard deviation.
|
Tumor site |
Number |
Chemotaxis |
|
All sites |
33 |
112.0 ± 33.7 |
|
Oropharynx |
9 |
106.3 ± 29.8 |
|
Larynx |
5 |
108.2 ± 61.7 |
|
Salivary gland |
4 |
117.5 ± 19.1 |
|
Other sites |
15 |
112.2 ± 32.1 |