Breast cancer stromal elastosis is associated with mammography screening detection, low Ki67 expression and favourable prognosis in a population-based study

Table 1 Methods of elastin fiber visualization: HES staining versus elastin special stain*

	Elastosis grade using HES stain
Elastin stain	0	1	2	3	Total
0	56	1	0	0	57
1	35	54	2	0	91
2	1	23	51	0	75
3	0	0	4	45	49
Total	92	78	57	45	272

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