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Table 1 Mean values of pre-surgery epithelial cell numbers of patients.

From: Seeding of epithelial cells into circulation during surgery for breast cancer: the fate of malignant and benign mobilized cells

 

T1(n = 27)

T>1(n = 23)

p

Mean value

6233 ± 5601

10818 ± 7102

0.1637

 

N0(69%)

N1-3(31%)

p

Mean value

6756 ± 5624

12008 ± 8465

0.1672

 

ER+(81%)

ER-(19%)

p

Mean value

9501 ± 7827

5955 ± 4935

0.4298

 

DCIS(n = 2)

  

Mean value

12100

  
  1. Mean values of pre-surgery epithelial cell numbers of patients with different tumor sizes, involvement of lymph nodes and expression of estrogen receptor