Table 1 |
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Clinicopathological features and staining patterns of CXCR4 in breast cancer |
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| Feature |
Focal expression (n = 20) |
Diffuse expression (n = 59) |
P |
|
|
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| Age (years) |
47.5 ± 7.5 |
53.2 ± 7.5 |
NS |
| Sex |
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| Male |
0 |
1 |
|
| Female |
19 |
58 |
NS |
| Tumor size (cm) |
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| T1 |
6 |
19 |
|
| T2 |
10 |
33 |
|
| T3 |
4 |
7 |
NS |
| Pathological type |
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| Papillotubular |
5 |
20 |
|
| Solid tubular |
1 |
9 |
|
| Scirrhous |
13 |
27 |
|
| Others |
1 |
3 |
NS |
| Histological grade |
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| 1 |
5 |
27 |
|
| 2 |
8 |
23 |
|
| 3 |
7 |
9 |
NS |
| Lymphatic invasion |
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| Negative |
9 |
31 |
|
| Positive |
11 |
28 |
NS |
| Venous invasion |
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| Negative |
15 |
41 |
|
| Positive |
5 |
18 |
NS |
| Estrogen receptor |
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| Negative |
6 |
23 |
|
| Positive |
12 |
29 |
|
| Unknown |
2 |
7 |
NS |
| Lymph node metastasis |
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| Negative |
8 |
33 |
|
| Positive |
12 |
26 |
NS |
| Distant metastasis |
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| Negative |
14 |
46 |
|
| Positive |
6 |
13 |
NS |
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The differences between the two groups were evaluated by χ2 tests. NS, not significant. T1, ≤ 2.0 cm; T2, > 2.0, ≤ 5.0 cm; T3, > 5.0 cm. |
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Kato et al. Breast Cancer Res 2003 5:R144 doi:10.1186/bcr627 |
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