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Table 3 Immunohistochemical features of 123 cases of invasive mammary carcinomas according to axillary lymph node status

From: Lymph vascular invasion in invasive mammary carcinomas identified by the endothelial lymphatic marker D2-40 is associated with other indicators of poor prognosis

IHC features

Mac-Met n (%)

Mic-Met n (%)

LNN n (%)

Total n (%)

ER *

    

Positive

31 (75.6)

35 (85.4)

34 (82.9)

100 (81.3)

Negative

10 (24.4)

6 (14.6)

7 (17.1)

23 (18.7)

PR *

    

Positive

25 (61)

29 (70.7)

28 (68.3)

82 (66.7)

Negative

16 (39)

12 (29.3)

13 (31.7)

41 (33.3)

Her2/ neu score

    

0 and 1+

35 (85.4)

32 (78)

36 (87.8)

103 (83.7)

2+

1 (2.4)

1 (2.4)

1 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

3+

5 (12.2)

8 (19.5)

4 (9.8)

17 (13.8)

P53

    

Positive

17 (41.5)

11 (26.8)

10 (24.4)

38 (30.9)

Negative

24 (58.5)

30 (73.2)

31 (75.6)

85 (69.1)

Ki67 score *

    

<10%

16 (39)

23 (56.1)

16 (39)

55 (44.7)

10–25%

11 (26.8)

9 (22)

13 (31.7)

33 (26.8)

25–50%

10 (24.4)

6 (14.6)

8 (19.5)

24 (19.5)

>50%

4 (9.8)

3 (7.3)

4 (9.8)

11 (8.9)

E-cadherin score

    

0 (negative)

2 (4.9)

1 (2.4)

2 (4.9)

5 (4.1)

1+

3 (7.3)

3 (7.3)

2 (4.9)

8 (6.5)

2+

0 (0)

2 (4.9)

1 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

3+

8 (19.5)

6 (14.6)

4 (9.8)

18 (14.6)

4+

28 (68.3)

29 (70.7)

32 (78)

89 (72.4)

Total

41 (100)

41 (100)

41 (100)

123 (100)

  1. Mac-Met = macrometastases; Mic-Met = micrometastases; LNN = lymph node negative; n = number of cases; IHC = immunohistochemical; ER = estrogen receptor; PR = progesterone receptor
  2. * Tumors with lymphatic invasion showed an increased Ki67 score (p = 0.00013), but lower estrogen (p = 0.0016) and progesterone (p = 0.00017) receptor scores. This correlation with lymphatic invasion was significant in H&E-sections and also in IHC-sections.
  3. The other variables showed no statistical significant correlations with LVI identified either by H&E or IHC-sections.