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Table 3.

Recurrence or metastasis in PTHrP positive/negative expression in breast cancer patients

	Site of recurrence	PTHrP positive	PTHrP negative	Statistical values	P value
	Site of recurrence	No. (%)	No. (%)	Statistical values	P value
local recurrence	Chest wall or regional LN	3 (4.4 %)	5 (10.4 %)	Fisher	0.272
metastasis	bone	46 (67.6 %)	22 (45.8 %)	χ² = 5.52	0.019
	lung	12 (17.6 %)	13 (27.1 %)
	liver	6 (8.82 %)	8 (16.7 %)
	brain	1 (1.47 %)	0 (0.0 %)
No. of recurrence		68 (32.1 %)	48 (27.1 %)	χ² = 1.133	0.287
No. of no recurrence		144 (67.9 %)	129 (72.9 %)