Research Article

The Differential Contribution of the Innate Immune System to a Good Pathological Response in the Breast and Axillary Lymph Nodes Induced by Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Large and Locally Advanced Breast Cancers

Table 4

Comparison of CD163+ macrophages between primary breast tumours and ALN metastatic tumours in women with LLABCs.

GroupsMetastatic tumours in ALNs value(3) (primary versus metastases)
Low infiltration (n)High infiltration (n)

CD163+ macrophagesPrimary tumours in breastLow infiltration (n)621.000
High infiltration (n)111

ALN: axillary lymph node; LLABCs: large and locally advanced breast cancers; (3)related sample McNemar test.