Table 2. Pathologic features.
Case no. | Growth Pattern | Cell type | Vascular structures | Cytologic atypia | TMR | Necrosis | PNI | Grade* | Immunohistochemistry | ||
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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).