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Table 2 Association between pathological and clinical status of mammary carcinomas in mixed tumours in female dogs

From: Versican expression in canine carcinomas in benign mixed tumours: is there an association with clinical pathological factors, invasion and overall survival?

Parameters

All (n = 49)

Group 1 (n = 25)

Group 2 (n = 24)

P value

Lymph node metastasis

6/49

3/25

3/24

-

Pulmonary metastasis

1/49

0/25

1/24

-

Size

    

< 3 cm

28/49

13/25

15/24

 

3 < x < 5

11/49

6/25

5/24

0.3735

≥ 5 cm

10/49

6/25

4/24

 

Clinical staging

    

I

24/49

12/25

12/24

 

II

11/49

6/25

5/24

 

III

7/49

4/25

3/24

0.9657

IV

6/49

3/25

3/24

 

V

1/49

0/25

1/24

 

Histological grade

   

0.714

I

44/49

21/25

23/24

 

II

5/49

4/25

1/24

 

III

0/49

0/25

0/24

 
  1. Group 1, represented by cases with low versican expression; and Group 2, represented by cases with versican overexpression.
  2. Student’s t- test was used for parametric data (size).
  3. Fisher’s exact test used for categorical variables (clinical staging and histological grade).
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BMC Veterinary Research

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