Table 2 The presence of atypical dilated capillaries, CS type-1 with partial endothelial lining, CS type-2 and tumor emboli in vessels depending on the number of dilated capillaries in peritumoral stroma
From: Different types of tumor vessels in breast cancer: morphology and clinical value
The number of dilated capillaries | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Single | Multiple | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Atypical dilated capillaries | |||||||
No | 2 | 40.0 | 7 | 33.3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.13 |
Single | 2 | 40.0 | 8 | 38.1 | 7 | 36.8 | |
Multiple | 1 | 20.0 | 6 | 28.6 | 11 | 57.9 | |
CS type-1 | |||||||
Absent | 2 | 40.0 | 9 | 42.9 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.07 |
Present | 3 | 60.0 | 12 | 57.1 | 17 | 89.5 | |
CS type-2 | |||||||
Absent | 6 | 85.7 | 20 | 66.9 | 11 | 42.3 | 0.02 |
Present | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 23.1 | 15 | 57.7 | |
Tumor emboli | |||||||
Absent | 3 | 60.0 | 10 | 47.6 | 4 | 21.0 | 0.12 |
Present | 2 | 40.0 | 11 | 52.4 | 15 | 78.9 | |