Table 2.
n | Average staining index of IGκC RNA in situ hybridization | χ2 | P | |
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Normal breast tissue | 43 | 0.09 ± 0.29a | 173.385 | .000 |
Breast cystic hyperplasia | 46 | 0.08 ± 0.28b | ||
Ductal carcinoma in situ | 54 | 0.28 ± 0.45 | ||
Primary breast cancer | 142 | 1.23 ± 0.88c | ||
Lymph‐node metastatic breast cancer | 47 | 1.74 ± 0.89d |
Comparison of ductal carcinoma in situ vs normal breast tissue, Z = −2.266, P = .023.
Comparison of ductal carcinoma in situ vs breast cystic hyperplasia, Z = −2.412, P = .016.
Comparison of ductal carcinoma in situ vs primary breast cancer, Z = −7.359, P = .000.
Comparison of primary breast cancer vs lymph‐node metastatic breast cancer, Z = −3.371, P = .001.