Table 1.
Organs | Total no. | Vasculaturea | Stromab | Tumor cells | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(+3) | (+2/+3) | (+1) | (+1/+2) | ||
Lung | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Colon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Uterus | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
The intensity of immunostaining was classified into 0, +1 (low), +2 (intermediate) and +3 (high) as described in Materials and Methods.
Endotheilal cells, pericytes and the basement membranes.
Connective tissues and cells except vasculature.