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Correlation of characteristics and histological parameters with bone marrow status |
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| Characteristic or histological parameter |
No. of patients |
Patients (%) |
Correlation with BM status (p) |
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| Menopause |
No |
82 |
31 |
0.75 |
| Yes |
183 |
69 |
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| Tumor size |
<2 cm |
153 |
61 |
0.06 |
| ≥2 cm |
98 |
39 |
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| na |
14 |
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| Lymph node involvement |
No |
136 |
53 |
0.29 |
| Yes |
122 |
47 |
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| na |
7 |
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| Grading |
1, 2 |
149 |
64 |
0.65 |
| 3 |
83 |
36 |
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| na |
33 |
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| Estrogen receptor |
Positive |
141 |
60 |
0.85 |
| Negative |
94 |
40 |
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| na |
30 |
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| Lymphangiosis |
No |
196 |
75 |
0.38 |
| Yes |
64 |
25 |
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| na |
5 |
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| Hemangiosis |
No |
245 |
95 |
0.58 |
| Yes |
12 |
5 |
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| na |
8 |
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BM, bone marrow; na, not available. | ||||
Schindlbeck et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R1174 doi:10.1186/bcr1360 |
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