TABLE 4 Relationship Between Biologic Parameters Determined on Breast Cytoblocks from Groups 1 and 2 (93 Cases)

From: Immunohistochemistry on Cell Blocks From Fine-Needle Cytopunctures of Primary Breast Carcinomas and Lymph Node Metastases

Parameters

χ2

p Value

Ki-67 vs. ER

15.03a

<.001

 

15.04b

<.0005

Ki-67 vs. PR

20.52a

<.00001

 

20.67b

<.0005

Ki-67 vs. p53

5.61a

<.02

 

9.89b

<.01

ER vs. PR

21.79a

<.00001

 

25.10b

<.0005

p53 vs. ER

4.59a

<.04

 

23.21b

<.0005

p53 vs. PR

10.39b

<.05

c-erb-B-2 vs. PR

12.23b

<.02

  1. ER, estrogen receptors; PR, progesterone receptors.
  2. aTwo-group classification.
  3. bThree-group classification.
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