Table 2 Association between tumor stage (as per AJCC) and type of stromal desmoplastic reaction
TNM | Total cases showing desmoplastic reaction | Mature | Intermediate | Immature | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
1 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 5.9 | ā<ā0.05 |
2 | 49 | 28 | 57.2 | 15 | 30.6 | 6 | 12.2 | |
3 | 23 | 6 | 26.1 | 11 | 47.8 | 6 | 26.1 | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 33.3 | |
R-value | Ā | Ā | āāā0.97874 | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.988897199 | Ā |