Morphological Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Different Types of Tumor Vessels in Patients with Stages I-IIA of Squamous Cervical Cancer
Table 7
5-year relapse-free survival depending on cervical cancer clinical and pathological characteristics and the presence of different types of tumor vessels.
Indicators
5-year relapse-free survival (%)
Age (years)
<35
76.5
0.004
≥35
97.9
Stages
IA
96.4
0.26
IB-IIA
88.9
Depth of tumor invasion
<10 mm
97.7
0.02
≥10 mm
80.9
Histology
Squamous cell keratinous carcinoma
97.6
0.03
Squamous cell nonkeratinous carcinoma
81.8
Grade
G1
95.8
0.13
G2
77.8
G3
85.7
Fragmentation phenomenon
Absence
96.1
0.01
Presence
75.0
Dilated capillaries with weakly expression of CD34
Absence
97.4
0.04
Presence
84.0
“Contact type” dilated capillaries
Absence
98.0
0.003
Presence
667
Capillaries in the tumor solid component
Absence
97.4
0.04
Presence
83.3
Lymphatic vessels in the tumor stroma lymphoid and polymorphic cell infiltrates
