Table 3.

Correlations between VEGF-C/D and lymphatic vessel density measured by lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 (LYVE-1) and D2-40 (podoplanin) in intratumoral and peritumoral compartments

	LYVE-1 intratumoral LVD		LYVE-1 peritumoral LVD		D2-40 intratumoral LVD		D2-40 peritumoral LVD
	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
VEGF-C	0.25	0.021	0.19	0.08	0.2	0.06	0.18	0.08
VEGF-D	0.21	0.04	−0.01	0.9	0.18	0.5	−0.07	0.5

r correlation ratio, P statistical validity, LVD lymphatic vessels density