Table 2.
Spearman’s Rho correlation between immune cells and lymphnode invasion
| LNR | n° LN+ | |
|---|---|---|
| CD45RO mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .452 | − .369 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .091 | .176 |
| CD8 mean % area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .625(*) | − .596(*) |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .013 | .019 |
| CD20 TIL mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .136 | − .110 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .630 | .697 |
| CD20 TLT mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .422 | − .340 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .117 | .215 |
| CD68 mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .463 | − .361 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .082 | .186 |
| IL-17 mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .429 | − .390 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .110 | .150 |
| PD-1 mean %area | ||
| Correlation coefficient | − .177 | − .125 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .528 | .657 |
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
LNR: Lymph node ratio. n° LN+ : number of metastatic lymph nodes