Table 2 Lymph node metastasis according to LVI.
Factors | Lymph node metastasis | ||
---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | p Value | |
LVI‐HE | |||
Negative | 70 | 18 | <0.001 |
Positive | 3 | 26 | |
LVI‐IHC | <0.001 | ||
Negative | 59 | 16 | |
Positive | 14 | 28 |
LVD, podoplanin positive lymph vessel density; LVI‐HE, lymph vessel invasion detected by haematoxylin and eosin staining; LVI‐IHC, lymph vessel invasion detected by podoplanin immunohistochemistry.