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Table 2. Specific clinical factors are associated with the extent of infiltration of dendritic cell subsets.

High intranestal infiltration of Langerin+ immature dendritic cells were correlated with angiolymphinvasion but not perineural invasion by the primary tumor. High levels of DC-LAMP+ mature dendritic cell invasion of the primary tumor were not associated with lymph node metastasis. ( ) indicates the column percentage for each clinical factor.

Clinical Factor	Present	Dendritic Cell Factor		P-value
		Langerin+ Intranestal Infiltration
		Low(0-1+)	High(2-3+)
		n=34	n=29
Angio/Lymphinvasive	No	33 (97.1)	21 (72.4)
	Yes	1 (2.9)	8 (27.6)	0.009
Perineurally Invasive	No	22 (64.7)	17 (58.6)
	Yes	12 (35.3)	12 (41.4)	0.795
		DC-LAMP+ Extranestal Infiltration
		Low(0-1+)	High(2-3+)
		n=48	n=14
Node Positive at Time of Surgery	No	24 (50.0)	5 (35.7)
	Yes	24 (50.0)	9 (64.3)	0.380