Table 1.
Correlation between clinic-pathological factors and density of multinucleated giant cells MGCs in tumor stroma
| Parameters | № | Mgcs N (%) Non/few | Mgcs N (%) Many | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| < 53,28 | 30 | 21 (70.00) | 9 (30.00) | 0.213 |
| > 53.28 | 26 | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.2) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 0.301 |
| Female | 47 | 28 (59.6) | 19 (40.4) | |
| Pt classification | ||||
| T1-T2 | 50 | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32.0) | 0.014 |
| T3-T4 | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | |
| Lymph node metastases | ||||
| Yes | 2 | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 0.710 |
| No | 54 | 34 (63.00) | 20 (37.00) | |
| Ptnm stage | ||||
| I = II | 48 | 33 (68.8) | 15 (31.3) | 0.018 |
| III | 8 | 2 (25.00) | 6 (75.0) | |
| Capsule invasion | ||||
| No | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0.656 |
| Presence | 34 | 24 (70.6) | 10 (29.4) | |
| Presence of capsule invasion but without mgcs | 14 | - | - | |
*X2-test; ** Values in bold italic shown (border) importance.