Table 2 |
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Clinicopathological features and CXCR4 staining intensities of diffuse type breast cancer |
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| Feature |
High intensity (n = 28) |
Low intensity (n = 31) |
P |
|
|
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| Age (years) |
52.4 ± 8.5 |
54.2 ± 9.6 |
NS |
| Sex |
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| Male |
1 |
0 |
|
| Female |
27 |
31 |
NS |
| Tumor size (cm) |
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| ≤ 2.0 |
9 |
10 |
|
| 2.0–5.0 |
15 |
18 |
|
| >5.0 |
4 |
3 |
NS |
| Pathological type |
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| Papillotubular |
7 |
13 |
|
| Solid tubular |
6 |
3 |
|
| Scirrhous |
15 |
12 |
|
| Others |
0 |
3 |
NS |
| Histological grade |
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| 1 |
12 |
15 |
|
| 2 |
11 |
12 |
|
| 3 |
5 |
4 |
NS |
| Lymphatic invasion |
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| Negative |
11 |
20 |
|
| Positive |
17 |
11 |
NS |
| Venous invasion |
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| Negative |
16 |
25 |
|
| Positive |
12 |
6 |
NS |
| Estrogen receptor |
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| Negative |
11 |
12 |
|
| Positive |
15 |
14 |
|
| Unknown |
2 |
5 |
NS |
| Lymph node metastasis |
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| Negative |
15 |
17 |
|
| Positive |
13 |
14 |
NS |
| Distant metastasis |
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| Negative |
21 |
27 |
|
| Positive |
7 |
4 |
NS |
|
|
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The differences between the two groups were evaluated by χ2 tests. NS; not significant. |
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Kato et al. Breast Cancer Res 2003 5:R144 doi:10.1186/bcr627 |
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