Table 3

Tumour and stromal TSP expression in correlation with MVD, VEGF expression and ECM components

tumour cells TSP

stromal TSP

0,1/2,3

p value

0/+,++, +++

p value


mvd

low

57

3

p < 0.000

36

24

p = 0.031

high

55

5

1

23

37

VEGF

low(0,1)

30

2

NS

24

8

p = 0.001

high (2,3)

100

8

51

56

p53

<5%

40

5

NS

37

17

NS

>5%

44

4

29

19

tenascin

0,+

70

6

NS

56

19

p < 0.000

++,+++

23

3

9

17

1

fibronectin

0,+

39

3

NS

32

10

p = 0.003

++,+++

54

6

33

26


Ioachim et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:140   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-140

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