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Table 2 EZH2 staining

From: Enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) is a reliable immunohistochemical marker to differentiate malignant and benign hepatic tumors

EZH2 expression

Negative (score0)

Weak (score1)

Moderate (score2)

Strong (score3)

Sensitivity/Specificity

Hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 44)

    

0.90/0.33

 Grade I.

2

6

4

0

 

 Grade II.

1

12

7

2

 

 Grade III

1

4

2

2

 

 Grade IV.

0

1

0

0

 

CC (n = 23)

    

0.96/0.18

 Grade I.

0

2

2

1

 

 Grade II.

1

2

9

2

 

 Grade III

0

1

3

0

 

Hepatoblastoma (n = 31)

2

6

9

14

0.94/0.24

Hepatocellular adenoma (n = 24)

24

0

0

0

0/0

Biliary cystadenoma (n = 3)

3

0

0

0

0/0

Metastases

    

NC*

 Colon (n = 8)

0

0

5

3

 

 Breast (n = 2)

0

0

2

0

 

 Lung (n = 2)

0

0

0

2

 

 Neuroendocrine (n = 3)

3

0

0

0

 

 Urothel (n = 1)

   

1

 

 Pancreas (n = 1)

  

1

  

Childhood tumors

    

NC*

 Rhabdomyosarcoma (n = 4)

0

1

2

1

 

 Neuroblastoma (n = 5)

0

0

3

2

 

 Wilms’ tumor (n = 5)

0

1

1

3

 

 Rhabdoid tumor (n = 2)

0

0

1

1

 

Non tumorous lesions

     

High grade dysplastic nodule (n = 15)

15

0

0

0

 

Biliary hamartoma (n = 3)

3

0

0

0

 

Caroli’s disease (n = 3)

3

0

0

0

 
  1. *NC not counted due to low case number.