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Table 1 Summary of average ER positivity in relation to the tumor neighborhood.

From: Exploring the spatial dimension of estrogen and progesterone signaling: detection of nuclear labeling in lobular epithelial cells in normal mammary glands adjacent to breast cancer

ER

Average ER+ nuclei in adjacent lobules

number adjacent lobules

Average ER+ nuclei in intermediate lobules

number intermediate lobules

Average ER+ nuclei in distant lobules

number distant lobules

Case 1

6.5%

7

14.4%

31

20.2%

21

Case 2

11.0%

8

16.9%

15

13.7%

10

Case 3

-

0

26.1%

47

28.3%

94

Case 4

9.6%

24

12.9%

20

14.9%

25

Case 5 (train)

2.8%

9

4.8%

49

7.3%

68

Case 6 (train)

4.5%

3

6.6%

25

17.0%

95