Table 4.

Correlations among immunohistological parameters (n = 33)

	VEGF-D	MMP-9	mTOR	D2-40	Density of cysts
Density of cysts	r = 0.67 p < 0.001	r = 0.70 p < 0.001	r = 0.67 p < 0.001	ns	–
Density of nodules	r = 0.64 p < 0.001	r = 0.76 p < 0.001	r = 0.54 p = 0.003	r = 0.66 p < 0.001	r = 0.62 p < 0.001

ns not significant, D2-40 podoplanin, MMP-9 metalloproteinase 9, mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin, VEGF-D vascular endothelial growth factor-D