Table 3 Correlations^a between site for distant metastasis (DM) in relation to immune cell score (variable), i.e., presence of CD15⁺, MPO⁺, CD15/MPO⁺ immune cells, or CD15⁺ tumor cells (CD15⁺ TC) in the primary breast tumor (PT).

Site of recurrence	CD15⁺			MPO⁺			CD15⁺MPO⁺			CD15⁺ TC
Site of recurrence	Correlation Coefficient	P value (2-tailed)	N	Correlation Coefficient	P value (2-tailed)	N	Correlation Coefficient	P value (2-tailed)	N	Correlation Coefficient	P value (2-tailed)	N
Recurrent DM vs. de novo MBC	0.031	0.756	104	0.304	0.001**	114	0.301	0.001**	114	0.057	0.544	114
DM Lymph nodes	− 0.036	0.719	104	0.005	0.959	114	0.083	0.380	114	0.008	0.937	114
DM Ascites	0.062	0.529	104	− 0.016	0.864	114	− 0.095	0.313	114	− 0.085	0.369	114
DM Pleura	− 0.150	0.130	104	0.074	0.437	114	− 0.040	0.669	114	− 0.010	0.917	114
DM Lung	− 0.014	0.885	104	0.177	0.059	114	0.041	0.664	114	− 0.076	0.422	114
DM Liver	0.125	0.206	104	0.025	0.790	114	− 0.025	0.791	114	− 0.057	0.549	114
DM Skin	− 0.228	0.020*	104	0.094	0.318	114	0.117	0.215	114	− 0.122	0.195	114
DM CNS	0.148	0.134	104	0.157	0.095	114	− 0.082	0.386	114	0.194	0.038*	114
DM Skeleton	0.124	0.210	104	− 0.081	0.392	114	− 0.176	0.061	114	0.084	0.376	114
DM other	− 0.031	0.756	104	0.023	0.808	114	− 0.042	0.661	114	− 0.162	0.085	114
DM bone only	− 0.030	0.760	104	− 0.155	0.100	114	0.053	0.573	114	0.095	0.314	114
Number of sites	0.058	0.557	104	0.089	0.344	114	− 0.028	0.764	114	− 0.075	0.425	114

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