Table 2 |
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Correlation between ERα status of primary tumour and disseminated tumour cells |
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| ERα status |
DTC |
Total (%) |
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| ERα negative (%) |
ERα positive (%) |
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| Tumour |
ERα negative (%) |
18 (17) |
1 (1) |
19 (18) |
| ERα positive (%) |
76 (71) |
12 (11) |
88 (82) |
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| Total (%) |
94 (88) |
13 (12) |
107 (100)* |
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*p = 0.8 (chi-squared-test). ER = oestrogen receptor; DTC = disseminated tumour cells. |
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Fehm et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R76 doi:10.1186/bcr2143 |
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