Table 2

Correlation between clinicopathological factors and molecular markers


HER2
P53
Ki67



Positive/total (percentage)
P
Positive/total (percentage)
P
Positive/total (percentage)
P

Total
9/73 (12.3)

16/73 (21.9)

26/73 (35.6)








Tumour size (cm)
     <2.0
4/20 (20.0)
0.41
5/20 (25.0)
0.94
7/20 (35.0)
>0.99
     ≥2.0
5/53 (9.4)

11/53 (20.8)

19/53 (35.8)








Number of positive lymph nodes
     0
1/22 (4.5)
0.34
3/22 (12.6)
0.41
6/22 (27.2)
0.47
     ≥1
8/51 (15.7)

13/51 (25.5)

20/51 (39.2)








Histological grade
     1
0/12 (0)
0.36
0/12 (0)
0.05
3/12 (25.0)
0.18
     2
6/42 (14.3)

9/42 (21.4)

13/42 (31.0)

     3
3/19 (15.8)

7/19 (36.8)

10/19 (52.6)








Estrogen receptor-α
Negative
4/17 (23.5)
0.23
5/17 (29.4)
0.60
8/17 (47.1)
0.40
Positive
5/56 (8.9)

11/56 (19.6)

18/56 (32.1)

Progesterone receptor
Negative
3/18 (16.7)
0.81
5/18 (27.8)
0.71
9/18 (50.0)
0.23
Positive
6/55 (10.9)

11/55 (20.0)

17/55 (30.9)


Yamashita et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R48   doi:10.1186/bcr1536