Histopathological Growth Pattern, Proteolysis and Angiogenesis in Chemonaive Patients Resected for Multiple Colorectal Liver Metastases

Figure 5

Box plot of ECP/TCP for each of the growth patterns. The boxes represent the median values of ECP/TCP (the horizontal line of each box) with the first quartile (lowest line) and the third quartile (upper line) for each of the growth patterns, D: desmoplastic, P: pushing, R: replacement, and Mix: mixed. The asterisks represent the geometric mean values. The vertical lines (whiskers) on both sides of the boxes represent 1.5 of the interquartile range at most. Outliers are indicated by dots.