Comparison of CD31, CD34 and Ulex europaeus in skin and subcutaneous tumours

 

CD31

CD34

Ulex europaeus I lectin

Vascular tumours of the skin and subcutis

haemangioma (capillary and caverous)

17/17

13/17

17/17

epithelioid haemangioma

3/3

2/3

3/3

lymphangioma

8/8

7/8

8/8

papillary endovascular angioendothelioma

1/1

1/1

1/1

angiosarcoma

6/7

4/7

7/7

Kaposi's sarcoma

0/17

8/17

0/17

Non-vascular tumours of the skin and subcutis

benign nerve sheath tumours

0/30

8/30

3/30

malignant nerve sheath tumours

0/4

0/4

0/4

dermatofibroma

0/11

0/11

0/11

DFSP

0/28

11/28

0/28

leiomyoma

0/6

0/6

0/6

leiomyosarcoma

0/3

0/3

0/3

glomus tumour

0/7

2/7

0/7

giant cell fibroblastoma

0/3

0/3

0/3

Reference

BR DeYoung et al. CD31 immunoreactivity in mesenchymal neoplasms of the skin and subcutis: report of 145 cases and review of putative immunohistologic markers of endothelial differentiation. J Cutn Pathol 1995;22:215-222.