Table 4.

Level of mRNA transcript in node +ve vs node -ve tumours

	Node +ve	Node -vE	P-Value
LYVE-1	128.0 ± 231.9 (36)	12.1 ± 18.2 (57)	0.89
Prox-1	6140.0 ± 10922.0 10571	4466.0 ± 6309.0 (74)	0.82
Podoplanin	23306.0 ± 105711.0 (46)	7764.0 ± 19895.0 (74)	0.125
5'Nucleotidase	5170.4 ± 6676.5 (42)	4840.8 ± 7489.2 (70)	0.550
VEGFR-3	129.4 ± 238.3 (46)	117.0 ± 215.9 (74)	0.480
VEGF-C	3989.0 ± 13759.0(32)	613.1 ± 877.4 (52)	0.622
VEGF-D	114.5 ± 186.7 1	31.5 ± 36.1 (40)	0.286
VEGFR-2	4.2 ± 14.8 (43)	6.8 ± 17.0 (73)	0.570
VEGF-C:VEGF-D ratio	317.0 ± 167.0	45.0 ± 19.0	0.0369

Please note for all tables, the number in parentheses gives the number of samples valid for analysis following PCR.