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Table 5 Potential histological risk factors and their relative risk for positive result on CTC

From: A critical review of the chest CT scans performed to detect asymptomatic synchronous metastasis in new and recurrent breast cancers

Histological feature

Number of positive results

Relative risk (p value)

ER-negative disease

3

1.3 (0.72)

Presence of LVI

4

1.1 (0.84)

Node-positive status

6

0.91 (0.89)

HER2 amplified

2

0.69 (0.62)

  1. CTC CT scan of chest, ER estrogen receptor, LVI lymphovascular invasion, HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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