Clinical Study

Prognostic Value of Microvessel Density in Tumor and Peritumoral Area as Evaluated by CD31 Protein Expression and Argyrophilic Nucleolar Organizer Region Count in Endothelial Cells in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma

Table 3

Significance of prognostic criteria as evaluated by Cox regression multivariate analysis.

Clinical and pathological feature

Stage (according to FIGO)90.002
pTNM category10.90.0009
Age6.50.01
Type of surgery0.20.8
Tumor size0.170.7
Chemoradiotherapy2.30.1
Recurrence/metastases9.60.02
Grade of malignancy14.20.0002
AgNOR in peritumoral area0.010.9
AgNOR in tumor1.90.1
MVD (CD31) in peritumoral area27.50.0003
MVD (CD31) in tumor0.10.8