“…Tissues (tumor, liver, spleen, peritoneum) were harvested after laparotomy for the histological workup as described previously 16 : tissues were fixed in 3.7% formalin, paraffin‐embedded, and cut into 3–5 μm thin sections. The sections were primary labeled with anti‐Ki‐67 (#M7240, Dako Cytoformation, Glostrup, Denmark, dilution 1:100, mouse‐monoclonal) antibody and secondary labeled with a polymer, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) antibody (Dako Envision+ Kit; Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), with AEC (3‐amino‐9‐ethylcarbazol).…”