This could be explained by the strong correlations exiting between pN and pT (Odds ratio 2.15, 95% CI 1.35–3.42, p = 0.0017), between pN and LVI (Odds ratio 16.46, 95% CI 8.71–31.10, p < 0.0001), and between pN and invasiveness ( p < 0.0001, none of the pN+ FMCs were in situ ) in the present cohort, explaining why the prognostic value of pN was not significantly independent by multivariate analyses, although it was highly significant by univariate analysis.
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Proposal for a Histological Staging System of Mammary Carcinomas in Dogs and Cats. Part 2: Feline Mammary Carcinomas.
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