Table 2 Expression of podoplanin, CD31, CD34, and factor VIII in primary liver tumors

From: Podoplanin is a useful diagnostic marker for epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver

 

N

Podoplanin

CD31

CD34

Factor VIII

Hemangioma

16

0

16 (100%)

16 (100%)

16 (100%)

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

9

7 (78%)*,†

8 (89%)

9 (100%)

9 (100%)

Angiosarcoma

4

0

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

Angiomyolipoma

7

0

7 (100%)

7 (100%)

7 (100%)

Hepatocellular carcinoma

11

0

0

0

0

Intrahepatic cholagiocarcinoma

11

0

0

0

0

Metastatic liver cancer

15

0

0

0

0

  1. *P<0.05 vs other vascular tumors (hemangioma, angiosarcoma, and angiomyolipoma).
  2. P<0.05 vs non-vascular tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and metastatic liver cancer).