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. 2006 Jan;59(1):77–82. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2005.028779

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.