RUNX2 and hepatocellular carcinoma: In the 89 HCC samples, Runx2 expression was found in 55 of 89 (61.8), while VM was detected in 40 out of 55 (72.7%) samples in the Runx2 positive group and 13 out of 34 (38.2%) samples in the Runx2 negative group (Table 2).