Table 4

Correlation of histological and tumor biological factors

p-value

Tumor size
 LN pos
 G = 3
 ER
 LA
 HA
 BM
 HER2
 HER2F
 Top IIa
 Ki67
 p53
Tumor size
 -
 <0.001
 <0.001
 0.50
 <0.001
 0.053
 0.063
 0.50
 0.31
 0.09
 0.61
 0.44
LN pos
 <0.001
 -
 0.001
 <0.001
 <0.001
 <0.001
 0.29
 0.47
 0.17
 0.16
 0.17
 0.45
G = 3
 <0.001
 0.001
 -
 0.10
 0.001
 0.90
 0.65
 0.11
 0.8
 0.71
 0.80
 0.17
ER neg
 0.50
 <0.001
 0.10
 -
 <0.001
 <0.001
 0.85
 0.29
 0.12
 0.026
 0.034
 0.03
LA
 <0.001
 <0.001
 0.001
 <0.001
 -
 <0.001
 0.38
 0.64
 0.57
 0.441
 0.36
 0.98
HA
 0.053
 <0.001
 0.90
 <0.001
 <0.001
 -
 0.58
 0.01
 0.66
 0.89
 0.87
 0.39
BM
 0.063
 0.29
 0.65
 0.85
 0.38
 0.58
 -
 0.82
 0.063
 0.47
 0.86
 0.67
HER2
 0.50
 0.47
 0.11
 0.29
 0.64
 0.01
 0.82
 -
 <0.001
 0.06
 0.031
 <0.001
HER2F
 0.31
 0.17
 0.80
 0.12
 0.57
 0.66
 0.063
 <0.001
 -
 0.45
 0.55
 0.35
Top IIa
 0.09
 0.16
 0.71
 0.026
 0.441
 0.89
 0.47
 0.06
 0.45
 -
 0.002
 <0.001
Ki67
 0.61
 0.17
 0.80
 0.034
 0.36
 0.87
 0.86
 0.031
 0.55
 0.002
 -
 0.004
P53
 0.44
 0.45
 0.17
 0.03
 0.98
 0.39
 0.67
 <0.001
 0.35
 <0.001
 0.004
 -

BM, bone marrow; ER, estrogen receptor; HA, hemangiosis; HER2 = human epithelial growth factor receptor 2; HER2F, HER2 FISH; LA, lymphangiosis; LN, lymph node; Top IIa = topoisomerase IIα.

Schindlbeck et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R1174   doi:10.1186/bcr1360