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Table 3 Tumour and stromal TSP expression in correlation with MVD, VEGF expression and ECM components

From: Thrombospondin-1 expression in urothelial carcinoma: prognostic significance and association with p53 alterations, tumour angiogenesis and extracellular matrix components

 

tumour cells TSP

stromal TSP

 

0,1/2,3

p value

0/+,++, +++

p value

mvd

      

low

57

3

p < 0.000

36

24

p = 0.031

high

55

5

1

23

37

 

VEGF

      

low(0,1)

30

2

NS

24

8

p = 0.001

high (2,3)

100

8

 

51

56

 

p53

      

<5%

40

5

NS

37

17

NS

>5%

44

4

 

29

19

 

tenascin

      

0,+

70

6

NS

56

19

p < 0.000

++,+++

23

3

 

9

17

1

fibronectin

      

0,+

39

3

NS

32

10

p = 0.003

++,+++

54

6

 

33

26

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