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Table 5 Influence of histomorphological features on total lymph node yield in a subgroup of consecutive 191 breast cancer cases

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

Variable

Relative risk

95% CI

P-value

Intercept

15.81943

14.28861

17.51425

0.00000

Group

    

Primary chemotherapy

0.94772

0.84264

1.06592

0.37055

Primary surgery

1.0*

   

Median lymph node size

0.99747

0.98930

1.00574

0.54908

Capsular invasion

0.90984

0.82697

1.00103

0.05251

Diffuse fibrosis

    

1

1.02911

0.91502

1.15743

0.63216

2

0.97344

0.81156

1.16761

0.77174

3

0.84740

0.69909

1.02717

0.09163

0

1.0

   

Lymphoid depletion

    

1

0.72503

0.59371

0.88540

0.00161

2

0.69376

0.52246

0.92123

0.01150

3

0.54756

0.33636

0.89139

0.01542

0

1.0

   

B-cell accentuated

    

1

1.11951

0.92850

1.34982

0.23691

0

1.0

   

T-cell accentuated

    

1

1.22733

1.06029

1.42068

0.00606

0

1.0

   

Signs of bleeding

    

1

0.89257

0.66532

1.19746

0.44844

2

1.92896

0.75390

4.93552

0.17049

3

0.81796

0.37759

1.77194

0.61041

0

1.0

   

Calcification

    

1

1.25871

0.92286

1.71677

0.14622

0

1.0

   
  1. *reference value.