Table III.

Tabular representation of the criteria used for obtaining histopathological scores.

Histopathological score	Meaning	Fibrous tissue (H&E and Masson’s Trichrome)	Small vessel numbers (α-SMA)
0	WNL	Section consists of white fat and small amounts of dense, sparsely cellular connective tissue	Labelled profiles are widely scattered in entire section
1	Minimal	Section contains up to 10% of more cell-dense connective tissue	Labelled profiles have higher density in < 5% of section
2	Mild	Section contains about 15% to 30% of more cell-dense connective tissue	Labelled profiles exhibit greater density in 5% to 20% of section
3	Moderate	Section contains about 35% to 50% of more cell-dense connective tissue	Labelled profiles exhibit greater density in 25% to 45% of section
4	Marked	Section contains about 55% to 80% of more cell-dense connective tissue	Labelled profiles exhibit greater density in 50% to 75% of section
5	Severe	Section contains more than 85% cell-dense connective tissue	Labelled profiles exhibit greater density in > 80% of section

^*SMA, alpha-smooth muscle actin; H&E, haematoxylin and eosin; WNL, within normal limits.