Mast cells and human hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 1 Relationship between MCs density and tumour stage (A) and tumour grade (B).

Figure 2 Correlation between MCs densities and serum ALT (A) and AST (B).

Figure 3 MCs densities in patients with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Figure 4 MCs were found abundantly in tissues showing a higher capillarisation phenomenon. (a) High densities of stained MCs (arrows) in human HCC tissues (toluidine blue, objective magnification 5 × ; insert, objective magnification, 100 ×). (b)Sinusoidal capillarisation in HCC tissue (sirius red, objective magnification 20 ×).