Table 2. Associations between VEGF-C, MMP-9 expression and LMVD in BCYW and BCMEW group.

		VEGF-C				MMP-9
	n	negative	positive	P	r	negative	positive	P	r
BCYW
LMVD low	21	14	7			10	11
LMVD high	30	8	22	0.005	0.369	14	16	0.947	0.009
BCMEW
LMVD low	23	13	10			16	7
LMVD high	32	7	25	0.008	0.335	21	11	0.759	0.041