Significance of downregulation of liver fatty acid-binding protein in hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 2 Pathological features of liver fatty acid-binding protein-negative and liver fatty acid-binding protein-positive cases of small hepatocellular carcinoma. A: Most liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP)-negative cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were moderately differentiated tumors; B: L-FABP-positive cases of HCC were often well differentiated tumors; C: Intratumoral inflammation was rare in L-FABP-negative cases of HCC; D: Intratumoral inflammation was often observed in L-FABP-positive cases of HCC (arrows) (hematoxylin and eosin stain).