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Table 9 Correlation between ECM1 staining intensity and LMVD (LMV per 200× field of vision)

From: Expression and clinical significance of extracellular matrix protein 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor-C in lymphatic metastasis of human breast cancer

 

ECM1 expression intensity

  

Tissue type

-

+

++

+++

r

P

Cancer tissues

7.50 ± 1.63(10)

14.73 ± 2.81(22)

15.57 ± 3.80(7)

1.50 ± 2.50(2)

0.347

0.026*

Lymph nodes

2.71 ± 0.62(28)

10.44 ± 3.06(9)

14.00 ± 9.08(3)

13(1)

0.604

< 0.001*

  1. * P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
  2. Within parenthesis: number of eligible cases. Abbreviation: LMVD: lymphatic microvessel density; LMV per 200× field of vision: lymphatic microvessel 200× field of vision
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