The presence of tumor associated macrophages in tumor stroma as a prognostic marker for breast cancer patients

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Table 1 Correlations between CD163 and CD68 in Tumor Stroma and Tumor Nest and clinicopathologic features in primary breast cancer

Clinicopathologic features	CD163						CD68
	Tumor Stroma			Tumor Nest			Tumor Stroma			Tumor Nest
	Correlation coefficient	Pvalue (2-tailed)	N	Correlation coefficient	Pvalue (2-tailed)	N	Correlation coefficient	Pvalue (2-tailed)	N	Correlation coefficient	Pvalue (2-tailed)	N
Age	−0.011	.91	121	0.027	.79	105	0.227*	.02	108	−0.114	.24	108
Nodal stage	0.094	.33	108	−0.163	.12	95	0.18	.08	98	−0.008	.94	97
Tumor size	0.339**	.000	121	0.031	.75	105	0.250**	.009	108	0.033	.74	108
Ki67	0.263**	.007	104	0.127	.23	91	0.131	.21	92	0.05	.65	92
NHG	0.326**	.000	121	0.091	.35	105	0.272**	.004	108	0.024	.81	108
Her 2	−0.024	.80	117	−0.077	.44	103	0.079	.42	104	−0.06	.54	104
ER status	−0.422**	.000	121	−0.069	.48	105	−0.047	.63	108	0.11	.26	108
PR status	−0.395**	.000	121	0.066	.50	105	−0.045	.64	108	0.106	.27	108
Basal	0.621**	.000	118	−0.014	.89	103	0.173	.08	104	−0.102	.31	104
Triple negative	0.624**	.000	118	−0.014	.89	103	0.173	.08	104	−0.102	.31	104
Luminal A	−0.514**	.000	114	0.076	.45	100	−0.237*	.02	100	0.141	.16	100
Luminal B	0.034	.72	116	−0.054	.59	102	0.138	.17	102	−0.047	.64	102

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