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Br J Ophthalmol 87:629-632 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.5.629
  • Original Article
    • Laboratory science

Human uveal melanoma expresses NG2 immunoreactivity

Table 1

Uveal melanomas: cell type and mAb immunostaining*

Specimen Cell type Melanoma-IR Retina-IR Choroid-IR
IR = immunoreactivity; NA = not assessed.
*Semiquantitative scale for immunostaining: 0 = negative; 1 = weak; 2 = moderate; 3 = strong.
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1 Spindle B 2.5 1 0.5
2 Mixed 2 0.5 0
3 Spindle B 2.5 0.5 0.5
4 Mixed, mostly spindle 2 1.5 1.5
5 Spindle B NA NA NA
6 Mixed, mostly spindle 2.5 1 1
7 Mixed, mostly spindle 2.5 0.5 1
8 Mixed, mostly spindle 2.5 0.5 0.5
9 Mixed 2.5 1 1
10† Mixed NA NA NA
11† Spindle NA NA NA
12† Spindle 2.5 1 0.5
13 Mixed, mostly epithelioid NA NA NA
14 Mixed 2.5 0 0
15† Spindle 2 1 0
16 Mixed 2.5 0 0
17† Spindle NA NA NA
18 Mixed 2.5 0.5 0.5
19 Mixed NA NA NA
20 Mixed 3 1 0.5
21† Mixed 2.5 0.5 0.5
22 Epithelioid 1.5 0.5 0.5
23 Mixed 2 1.5 1.5
24 Mixed, mostly epithelioid 2 1 0
25† Mixed NA NA NA
26 Mixed 3 0 0

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