Prognostic significance of microvessel density and other variables in Japanese and British patients with primary invasive breast cancer.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations of microvessel density (MVD) and other pathological variables with survival, and whether they accounted for survival differences between Japanese and British patients. One hundred seventy-three Japanese and 184 British patients were included in the study. British patients were significantly older (56.3+/-11.4 years vs 52.5+/-12.9 years; P<0.01) and had smaller tumours (2.2+/-1.3 vs 2.7+/-1.8 cm; P<0.01), which were more freque...

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Authors: Kato, T; Steers, G; Campo, L; Roberts, H; Leek, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of cancer
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1277-1286
• Publication date: 2007-11-01
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604015
• EISSN: 1532-1827
• ISSN: 0007-0920
• Language: English
• Keywords: Neovascularization, Pathologic; Great Britain; Survival Rate; Aging; Female; Adult; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Receptors, Estrogen; Aged, 80 and over; Japan; Treatment Outcome; Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Receptors, Progesterone; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Prognosis; Humans