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. 2007 Jun 26;97(3):412–419. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603867

Table 4. The distribution of F-cells immunohistochemically detected in rhadomyosarcoma.

        F-cells features (1) Checked tumour tissues
 
No. Gender Age (years) Tumour type BV PBV TC Staining grade
1 Female 2 Alveolar (−) Fer,Feb++ Fer,Feb (+++++)
2 Female 3 Embryonal Fer++ (−) No Fc (++++)
3 Female 4 Alveolar Fer++ (−) Fer (++++)
4 Male 1 Embryonal Fer++ (−) No Fc (+++++)
5 Female 5 Embryonal (−) (−) Fer,Feb (++++)
6 Female 30 Embryonal Fer+ (−) No Fc (++++)
7 Male 51 Embryonal Fer+ (−) No Fc (++)
8 Male 8 Embryonal (−) (−) Fer (+)
9 Male 3 Embryonal. Chemt(+) No F-cells (−)
10 Male 13   (2) Checked in bone marrow clusters of infiltrating Fc, mainly Fer, throughout the whole section (+++++)
11 Female 6   Clusters of infiltrating Fc, mainly Feb, some Feb in mitosis (+++++)
12 Female 11 Mets to bone marrow No Fc (−)
13 Female 25 Same as above No Fc (−)
14 Male 2   No Fc (−)

Abbreviations: (−), tissue not present in section; BV, blood vessels; Fc, F-cells; Feb, F-blasts; Fer, F-erythrocytes; Fer+, low percent of Fer; Fer++, high percent of Fer; PVB, proliferating blood vessels; TC, tumour tissue.