Table 1. clinicopathological parameters and VEGF-C, MMP-9 expression in BCYW and BCMEW group.

	Case No.	BCYW	BCMEW	P
Tumor size
≤2 cm	70	35	35
>2 cm	36	16	20	0.588
Histological grade
I	14	4	10
II	56	30	26
III	36	17	19	0.247
ER
Negative	52	29	23
Positive	54	22	32	0.122
PR
Negative	48	27	21
Positive	58	24	34	0.127
HER2
Negative	57	23	34
Positive	49	28	21	0.085
Molecular subtype
Luminal A	44	18	26
Luminal B	19	9	10
HER2 positive	30	19	11
Triple negative	13	5	8	0.242
LNM
no	62	24	38
yes	44	27	17	0.021
TNM staging
I	46	22	24
II	33	13	20
III	27	16	11	0.312
VEGF-C
Negative	42	22	20
Positive	64	29	35	0.476
MMP-9
Negative	61	24	37
Positive	45	27	18	0.035