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Table 5 Lymphatic and blood vessel invasion in 123 invasive mammary carcinomas stratified according to nodal 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

 

Mac-Met n (%)

Mic-Met n (%)

LNN n (%)

Total n (%)

LVI (H&E) *

12 (29.3)

3 (7.3)

2 (4.9)

17 (13.8)

LVI (IHC)

16 (39)

10 (24.4)

9 (22)

35 (28.5)

BVI (H&E)

2 (4.9)

1 (2.4)

2 (4.9)

5 (4.1)

BVI (IHC)

6 (14.6)

11 (26.8)

2 (4.9)

19 (15.4)

  1. Mac-Met = macrometastases; Mic-Met = micrometastases; LNN = lymph node negative; LVI = lymphatic vessel invasion; BVI = blood vessel invasion; n = number of cases; H&E = hematoxylin and eosin; IHC = immunohistochemistry
  2. * p value = 0.002. The other p values were not statistically significant.
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BMC Cancer

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