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. 2015 Sep 30;6(34):36041–36052. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5936

Table 2. Pathologic features.

Case no. Growth Pattern Cell type Vascular structures Cytologic atypia TMR Necrosis PNI Grade* Immunohistochemistry
CD31 CD34 Other positive markers
1 Fascicles/sheets Spindle n.k. Marked 13 - - 2 + n.k.
2 Fascicles/sheets Spindle/epithelioid n.k. Marked 8 - - 3 + n.k.
3 Sheets Primarily spindle n.k. Marked 13 + - 3 + + ERG
4 Interspersed Primarily spindle Moderate Moderate 3 - - 2 + n.k. ERG
5 Fascicles/sheets Primarily spindle Moderate Marked 5 + - 3 + +
6 Sheets Spindle Moderate Marked 3 - - 3 + +
7 Fascicles Epithelioid Focal Moderate 23 - - 2 + +
8 Fascicles Epithelioid Focal Marked 6 - - 3 + +
9 Interspersed Spindle Moderate Moderate 4 - - 2 + -
10 Sheets Spindle/epithelioid Focal Marked 18 + + 3 + n.k. LIVE-1, Prox-1, podoplanin
11 Interspersed Epithelioid n.k. Marked 8 - - 3 + n.k. ERG
12 Sheets Epithelioid Absent Marked 9 + + 3 + n.k.
13 Interspersed Spindle/epithelioid n.k. Moderate 6 - - 2 + +
14 Interspersed Spindle Extensive Mild 4 - - 1 + +
15 Fascicles Epithelioid Focal Moderate 9 - - 2 + n.k.
16 Nodular Epithelioid Focal Moderate 14 + - 2 + +
17 Nodular Spindle Moderate Moderate 4 - - 2 + +
18 Sheets Epithelioid Focal Marked 15 - + 3 + n.k. ERG
19 Fascicles Primarily spindle Moderate Moderate 4 - - n.k. + +
20 Fascicles/sheets Primarily spindle Moderate Marked 8 + + 3 n.k. +
21 Fascicles/sheets Epithelioid Focal Marked 5 - - 3 + +
22 Fascicles/sheets Primarily spindle Moderate Moderate n.k. + - 2 + +
23 Nodular Spindle Moderate Moderate 6 - - 2 + n.k.
24 Fascicles/sheets Spindle Moderate Marked 6 + - 3 n.k. +
25 Sheets Epithelioid Focal Marked n.k. - - 3 + n.k.
26 Interspersed Spindle Moderate Moderate 5 - - 2 + n.k.
27 Interspersed Primarily spindle Extensive Moderate 3 - - 2 + +
28 Interspersed Primarily spindle Moderate Marked 7 - - 3 + -
29 Fascicles/sheets Spindle Focal Marked 4 + - 3 n.k. n.k.
30 Fascicles/sheets Spindle Moderate Moderate n.k. - + 2 + -
31 Fascicles Spindle Moderate Marked 5 + - 3 + +
32 Fascicles/sheets Epithelioid Moderate Marked 12 + + 3 + n.k.
33 Sheets Epithelioid Focal Marked 12 + + 3 + n.k.
34 Interspersed Primarily spindle Moderate Moderate 7 - - 2 + n.k.

TMR = tumor mitotic rate per mm2; Grade = histologic grade (1=low, 2=intermediate, 3=high) according to FNCLCC (Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer) [49]; PNI= perineural invasion; n.k.=not known (either not assessable on available material or not performed).