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Table 4 Histomorphological criteria of lymph nodes

From: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer significantly reduces number of yielded lymph nodes by axillary dissection

Characteristic

PCG

PSG

P value

 

N

N

 

N

94

97

 

Median lymph node size

8.71

8.39

0.6289

Capsular invasion

  

0.0007

Yes

26

51

 

No

68

46

 

Diffuse fibrosis

  

<0.0001

0

31

78

 

1

22

17

 

2

19

2

 

3

22

0

 

Lymphoid depletion

  

<0.0001

0

19

86

 

1

54

11

 

2

19

0

 

3

2

0

 

B-cell accentuated

  

<0.0001

0

30

91

 

1

64

6

 

T-cell accentuated

  

<0.0001

0

64

93

 

1

30

4

 

Signs of bleeding

  

<0.0001

0

77

96

 

1

15

1

 

2

1

0

 

3

1

0

 

Calcification

  

0.0002

Yes

81

97

 

No

13

0

 
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