Table 2

Different immunoreactivities for antibody panel in relation to paraffin block archival age

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Ki67+/−-/−+/−+/−+/++/+
+/−+/−+/++/−+/−+/+
+/−−/−+/++/−+/++/+
CD31+/+−/−+/−+/++/++/+
+/+−/−+/++/−+/++/+
+/+−/−+/++/++/++/+
CD34+/+−/−+/++/++/++/+
+/++/−+/++/++/++/+
+/−+/++/++/++/++/+
LCA+/−−/−+/++/++/++/+
+/++/−+/++/++/++/+
+/++/−+/++/++/++/+
Ck 5 & 6–7 - AE1–AE3 –CAM 5.2; des; S-100; SMA; vim+/++/++/++/++/++/+
+/++/++/++/++/++/+
+/++/++/++/++/++/+

  • +/+ intensity graded equal to positive control; +/− intensity graded lower than positive control; −/− no appropriate staining present.

  • Ck, cytokeratin; des, desmin; LCA, leucocyte common antigen; SMA, smooth muscle actin; vim, vimentin.