Table 2

Frequency and degree of immunoreactivity for each antibody in 100 malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFHs)

Vimentin (%)Desmin (%)SMA (%)MSA (%)HCD (%)CD34 (%)S-100 (%)EMA (%)CK (%)
CK, cytokeratin; EMA, epithelial membrane antigen; HCD, heavy-caldesmon; MSA, muscle specific actin; SMA, α smooth muscle actin.
Degree of immunoreactivity: 0, negative; 1+, less than 10% positivity; 2+, 10–50% positivity; 3+, more than 50% positivity.
MFH100 (100)17 (17)30 (30)14 (14)2 (2)22 (22)05 (5)13 (13)
Pleomorphic (n=47)47 (100)15 (32)22 (47)11 (24)2 (4)2 (4)05 (11)7 (15)
    00322536454504240
    1+0118421045
    2+1234701012
    3+35110000000
Myxoid (n=53)53 (100)2 (4)8 (15)3 (6)020 (38)006 (11)
    005145500330047
    1+013208004
    2+2213105002
    3+3102007000