Table 1.
Expression of Cancer Stem Cell Markers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues As Determined by Immunohistochemistry
HCC case | CD44 | CD90 | CD133 | EpCAM | AFP | No. of positive markers/total case |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | + | + | + | + | + | 5/5 |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | 5/5 |
3 | + | + | + | − | + | 4/5 |
4 | + | − | + | + | + | 4/5 |
5 | + | − | + | + | + | 4/5 |
6 | + | − | + | + | + | 4/5 |
7 | + | − | + | + | + | 4/5 |
8 | − | + | + | − | + | 3/5 |
9 | − | − | + | + | + | 3/5 |
10 | + | − | + | − | + | 3/5 |
11 | − | − | + | − | + | 2/5 |
12 | − | − | + | − | + | 2/5 |
13 | − | − | + | + | − | 2/5 |
14 | − | − | + | − | − | 1/5 |
HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; EpCAM, epithelial cell-adhesion molecule; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.