Table 1 VEGFR-3 expression in lymphatics of normal mammary gland, benign and malignant tumours.

^avs^b **

2.43 ± 0.54; 2.16^a

0.79 ± 0.18; 1.03^c

^cvs^d **

4.03 ± 0.53; 4.55^b

2.75 ± 0.41; 2.66^d

^evs^f NS

^gvs^h **

2.80 ± 0.66; 2.33^e

0.93 ± 0.21; 1.05^g

ⁱvs^l **

4.20 ± 0.49; 3.76^f

2.64 ± 0.36; 2.53^h

^mvsⁿ **

^avs^evsⁱ NS

3.76 ± 0.27; 3.50ⁱ

1.30 ± 0.18; 1.10^m

^bvs^fvs^l *

4.55 ± 0.22; 4.44^l

3.03 ± 0.15; 3.01ⁿ

^cvs^gvs^m NS

^dvs^hvsⁿ NS

3.25 ± 0.44; 3.15^o

0.73 ± 0.25; 0.70^r

4.07 ± 0.47; 3.70^p

1.43 ± 0.42; 0.80^s

^ovs^pvs^q NS

5.06 ± 0.51; 4.58^q

3.20 ± 0.34; 3.35^t

^rvs^svs^t *

^uvs^vvs^w NS

3.52 ± 0.32; 3.37^u

2.52 ± 0.25; 2.35^x

^xvs^yvs^z NS

5.06 ± 0.51; 4.58^v

3.20 ± 0.34; 3.35^y

4.59 ± 0.17; 4.52^w

3.12 ± 0.18; 3.15^z