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High NC ratio is strong predictor of malignancy.<ref name=pmid16556320>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mehrotra | first1 = R. | last2 = Gupta | first2 = A. | last3 = Singh | first3 = M. | last4 = Ibrahim | first4 = R. | title = Application of cytology and molecular biology in diagnosing premalignant or malignant oral lesions. | journal = Mol Cancer | volume = 5 | issue = | pages = 11 | month = | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1186/1476-4598-5-11 | PMID = 16556320 | URL = http://www.biomedcentral.com/1476-4598/5/11 }} | High NC ratio is strong predictor of malignancy.<ref name=pmid16556320>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mehrotra | first1 = R. | last2 = Gupta | first2 = A. | last3 = Singh | first3 = M. | last4 = Ibrahim | first4 = R. | title = Application of cytology and molecular biology in diagnosing premalignant or malignant oral lesions. | journal = Mol Cancer | volume = 5 | issue = | pages = 11 | month = | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1186/1476-4598-5-11 | PMID = 16556320 | URL = http://www.biomedcentral.com/1476-4598/5/11 }} | ||
</ref> Like very rule, there are exceptions | </ref> Like very rule, there are exceptions. | ||
High NC ratio in normal cells | ===High NC ratio in normal cells=== | ||
*Lymphocytes. | *Lymphocytes. | ||
Low NC ratio in cancer | ===Low NC ratio in cancer=== | ||
*[[Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma]]. | *[[Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Acinic cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Acinic cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*Many others. | |||
The classic malignant high NC ratio cell is | ===High NC ratio in cancer=== | ||
The classic malignant high NC ratio cell is [[small cell carcinoma]], which is in the ''[[small round cell tumour]]'' group. | |||
*Many other tumours. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||