Table 5 Thrombomodulin reactivity reported in papillary serous carcinomas and peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma

From: The diagnostic utility of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in distinguishing between peritoneal mesotheliomas and serous carcinomas: a comparative study

 

Papillary serous carcinomas

Peritoneal epithelioid mesotheliomas

 

n

+Cases (%)

n

+Cases (%)

Attanoos et al (1995)44

20

7 (35)

18

6 (33)

Ordóñez (1998)2

45

1 (2)

35

26 (74)

Attanoos et al (2002)1

23

6 (26)

32

18 (56)

Present study

45

2 (4)

40

29 (73)

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