From: Evaluation of the expression of Bmi-1 stem cell marker in sinonasal melanomas and its correlation with the expression of cell cycle proteins
Undifferentiated phenotype
Necrosis
Proliferation index
(12 cases)
> 50% (7 cases)
< 50% (9 cases)
Means
Bmi 1+
6/12 (50%)
2/7 (28,5%)
4/9 (44,4%)
17,3%
Bmi 1-
5/7 (71,4%)
5/9 (55,5%)
15%