Table 2.

Relationship between MAS1 expression and clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer samples

	N	MAS1 expression		Weak	Strong	P
		None	Trace
Benign tissue	21	0	0	2	19
DCIS	10	0	0	3	7	NS
IDC	132	24	50	58	0	<0.0001
Papillotubular	35	3	9	23	0
Solid-tubular	55	6	22	27	0
Scirrhous	42	15	19	8	0	0.0002
Grade 1	53	4	18	31	0
Grade 2	37	4	15	18	0
Grade 3	42	16	17	9	0	0.0003
pT1	55	1	21	33	0
pT2	41	7	17	17	0
pT3	21	8	6	7	0
pT4	15	8	6	1	0	<0.0001
pN0	104	1	45	58	0
pN1	28	23	5	0	0	<0.0001

P-value was calculated by χ²-test. DCIS, ductal carcinomas in situ; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; NS, not significant.