Alpha-fetoprotein expression is a potential prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 AFP negative cases

Case number	B-catenin1	p531	CD442	grade
1	-	-	-	2
2	+	-	-	1
3	-	-	-	2
4	-	-	+	2
6	+	-	-	2
7	-	-	-	2
10	+	-	-	2
11	+	-	-	2
14	+	-	-	2
16	-	-	+	1
18	+	-	-	1
19	+	-	-	1
29	-	-	-	2
34	-	-	+	2
36	-	-	-	1
37	-	-	-	2
16 cases	7/16	0/16	3/16

¹Positivity indicates more than 20% nuclear staining.

²Positivity indicates diffuse stromal staining.

Table 2 AFP positive cases

Case number	B-catenin1	p531	CD442	Grade
5	-	-	+	2
8	-	-	-	2
9	-	+	-	2
12	-	-	+	3
13	-	-	+	3
15	-	-	+	4
17	-	+	+	3
20	-	-	+	2
21	-	+	+	3
22	-	-	+	3
23	-	+	+	2
24	-	+	+	2
25	-	-	+	2
26	-	-	+	2
27	-	+	+	3
28	-	-	+	2
30	-	-	+	2
31	-	-	+	3
32	-	-	+	3
33	-	-	+	2
35	-	+	+	3
21 cases	0/21	7/21	19/21

¹Positivity indicates more than 20% nuclear staining.

²Positivity indicates diffuse stromal staining.