Correlation between maturation of fibrotic cancer stroma and degree of tumour budding
| Maturation of fibrotic cancer stroma | Score of tumour budding | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||
| Values in the table represent case numbers. | |||||
| ρ = 0.62; z = 18.08; p<0.0001 (Spearman’s test). | |||||
| Mature | 300 (66.2%) | 82 (18.1%) | 48 (10.6%) | 23 (5.1%) | 453 (100%) |
| Intermediate | 72 (25.4%) | 59 (20.8%) | 81 (28.5%) | 72 (25.4%) | 284 (100%) |
| Immature | 8 (6.4%) | 17 (13.6%) | 36 (28.8%) | 64 (51.2%) | 125 (100%) |
| Total | 380 | 158 | 165 | 159 | 862 |