Table 1.

Synopsis of signalment, histological classification, telomerase expression, and mitotic activity in meningiomas from dogs and cats^*

^*h-telomerase reverse transcriptase (h-TERT) staining pattern; distribution within nucleus (N), nucleolus (Nu) and cytoplasm (C). h-TERT labelling index; number of cells assessed by image analysis, and expressed as percentage of positive cells. h-TERT grading; subjective evaluation, 0 (no cells are labelled), 1 (1-10% of cells are labelled), 2 (11-30%), 3 (31-60%), 4 (more than 61%). Mitotic activity; number of mitoses counted in 5 fields (× 40), L (0-5 mitoses), H (more than 6 mitoses).