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Table 2 Tumour and stromal TSP expression in correlation with clinicopathological data

From: Thrombospondin-1 expression in urothelial carcinoma: prognostic significance and association with p53 alterations, tumour angiogenesis and extracellular matrix components

 

tumour cells TSP

stromal TSP

 

0,1/2,3

p value

0/+,++,+++

p value

grade

      

1

6

1

 

2

5

 

2

71

6

p = 0.038

38

37

NS

3

58

6

 

39

26

 

Stage

      

pTa

69

5

 

39

35

 

pT1

53

3

p = 0.005

34

21

p = 0.033

pT2–4

12

6

p = 0.021

6

12

P = 0.013

size

      

<3 cm

71

8

NS

45

33

p = 0.021

>3 cm

36

2

 

15

28

 

Single

67

7

 

38

36

 

multiple

62

3

NS

36

28

NS

no in situ

110

10

 

63

56

 

in situ

21

-

NS

12

9

NS

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