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Table 4 Relation of SMA stromal expression and clinicopathological features

From: Myofibroblastic reaction is a common event in metastatic disease of breast carcinoma: a descriptive study

 

Lymph node metastases

 

Liver metastases

 
 

Strong expression

Weak expression

p

Strong expression

Weak expression

p

Age

      

≤ 40

3

0

 

12

2

 

> 40

31

7

0.4

20

2

0.6

Tumour grade

      

G1

6

2

 

2

1

 

G2

17

4

 

21

2

 

G3

11

1

0.6

9

1

0.9

Tumour size (mm)

      

≤ 10

4

2

 

3

1

 

> 10 and ≤ 20

14

2

 

12

2

 

> 20

16

3

0.4

17

1

0.5