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Table 4 Positive MCC in IH: IH in the proliferative phase contained fewer E2 positive MCs compared with early and late involuting phase specimens

From: Estrogen is involved in hemangioma regression associated with mast cells

Proliferative phase, Cells/HPF

Early involuting phase, Cells/HPF

Late involuting phase, Cells/HPF

13

38

17

10

20

35

5

16

16

7

20

28

18

19

28

18

16

20

12

25

17

25

9

15

18

42

20

 

18

28

14.0 ± 6.3a

22.3 ± 10.2a

22.4 ± 6.8a

  1. Proliferative versus early involuting, P = 0.023
  2. Proliferative versus late involuting, P = 0.006
  3. aValues are mean ± SD Cells/HPF