Table 2.
Histological and immunohistochemical criteria and scores.
| Criteria | Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Inflammation | No detected inflammatory cells | Less than 25 cells (mild) | Between 25 and 125 cells (moderate) | 125 or more cells (severe) |
| Fibrous Capsule | Absent | Thin less than 150 µm | Thick more than 150 µm | |
| Macrophage Infiltrate | less than 10 cells | more than 10- 20 cells | more than 20 - 30 cells | more than 30 cells |
| Necrosis | Absent | Present | ||
| Giant cell | Absent | Present | ||
| IL-1β |