Table 1 GPC-3 staining results in benign and malignant hepatocellular lesions
Liver lesions | GPC-3 staining a | |
|---|---|---|
Total positive | Diffuse positive | |
Benign hepatocellular lesions | ||
Cirrhotic nodules (n=35) | 4 (11) | 0 (0) |
Macroregenerative nodule (n=10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Hepatic adenoma (n=8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Borderline and malignant lesions | ||
High-grade dysplastic nodule (n=7) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) |
Extremely well-differentiated HCC (n=10) | 5 (50) | 2 (20) |
HCC, well differentiated (n=16)b | 9 (56) | 5 (31) |
HCC, moderately differentiated (n=18) | 15 (83) | 10 (56) |
HCC, poorly differentiated (n=24) | 22 (89) | 20 (83) |
Fibrolamellar HCC (n=11) | 7 (64) | 4 (36) |
