Table 4 HSPA1A in women with breast cancer according to anatomopathological and immunohistochemical findings.

From: The circulating 70 kDa heat shock protein (HSPA1A) level is a potential biomarker for breast carcinoma and its progression

Variable

No. women

Median HSPA1A (Interquartile range)

Histological subtype

Ductal carcinoma in situ

3

740 (337,1330)

Mucinous carcinoma

4

526 (364,961)

Invasive ductal carcinoma

55

1097 (579,1693)

Invasive lobular carcinoma

6

1768 (542,2706)

Histological grade

1

11

716 (337,944)

2

38

776 (478,1199)

3

19

1719 (1201,2172)a

Nuclear grade

2

31

997 (579,1719)

3

37

1097 (531,1795)

Angiolymphatic invasion

Absent

49

997 (600,1694)

Present

15

1024 (452,3632)

Estrogen receptor

Negative

12

1367 (597,2028)

Positive

56

962 (531,1681)

Progesterone receptor

Negative

16

1367 (597,1821)

Positive

52

892 (507,3021)

HER2

Positive

12

1262 (518,1527)

Negative

52

953 (507,1707)

Ki-67 (%)

< 15

13

579 (450,1099)

15–30

12

943 (751,1278)

> 30

40

1340 (712,1983)b

  1. ap ≤ 0.0001 (Kruskal–Wallis test); bp = 0.0418 (Kruskal–Wallis test).