Figure 5.

Expression of n339260 in correlation with vascular mimicry (VM) formation, metastasis, and shorter survival time in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. A, CD31/periodic acid‐Schiff (PAS) double staining shows VM in HCC tissue (black arrow, VM; red arrow, CD31‐positive blood vessel; star, red blood cells). B, Vascular endothelial (VE)‐cadherin‐positive expression by immunohistochemistry. C‐D, Statistically significant correlations were found between VM and n339260 expression (C), VE‐cadherin and n339260 expression (D). E, Survival analysis indicates that patients with n339260 positivity in HCC were significantly associated with poor overall survival. Censored means that the individual was out of touch or alive during the follow‐up period in either n339260‐positive or ‐negative cases