Case | VEGF-C expression | definition of metastasis** | Detection method* | location of tumor cells | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | biopsy specimens# | metastatic nodes |  |  |  |
1 | - | - | ITC | H.E. | marginal |
2 | - | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | ITC | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
3 | - | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
4 | - | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
5 | + + | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | macrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
6 | + | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
7 | + | + | micrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | ITC | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | + | ITC | H.E. | marginal |
8 | + + | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | micrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | micrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
9 | + | - | ITC | H.E. | marginal |
 |  | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
10 | + + | - | micrometastasis | H.E. | marginal |
11 | + + + | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | - | micrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
12 | + + + | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
 |  | + | macrometastasis | H.E. | medullary |
13 | - | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
14 | + + | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |
15 | + | - | ITC | I.H.C. | marginal |