Table 2: Correlation between Survivin expression and clinicopathological features of the primary tumors.

Features

 

Number of cases (%)

Survivin-expression in the primary tumors

 

Negative (0)

Weak (+1)

Moderate (+2)

Strong (+3)

P-value

Age (years)

 

 

 

 

 

0.650

< 49 years

46(59%)

13(28%)

24(52%)

8(18%)

1(2%)

 

≥ 49 years

32(41%)

12(37.5%)

16(50%)

4(12.5%)

0(0%)

 

Site of tumor

 

 

 

 

 

0.021

Right

43(55%)

9(20.9%)

25(58.1%)

9(20.9%)

0(0%)

 

Left

35(45%)

16(45.7%)

10(28.6%)

9(25.7%)

0(0%)

 

Histological Type

 

 

 

 

 

0.611

Invasive ductal carcinoma

69(89%)

21(30.4%)

31(44.9%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Mucinous carcinoma

3(4%)

2(66.7%)

1(33.3)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Invasive lobular carcinoma

3(4%)

1(33.3%)

2(66.7%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Papillary carcinoma

1(1%)

1(100%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Secretory carcinoma

1(1%)

0(0%)

1(100%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Cribriform carcinoma

1(1%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(100%)

0(0%)

 

Histological Grades

 

 

 

 

 

0.431

G1

13(17%)

7(53.8%)

4(30.8%)

2(15.4%)

0(0%)

 

G2

48(61%)

12(25%)

24(50%)

12(25%)

0(0%)

 

G3

17(22%)

6(35.3%)

7(41.2%)

4(23.5%)

0(0%)

 

Stage

 

 

 

 

 

0.892

I

6(8%)

3(50%)

1(16.7%)

2(33.3%)

0(0%)

 

IIA

23(29%)

7(30.4%)

10(43.5%)

6(26.1%)

0(0%)

 

IIB

13(17%)

3(23.1%)

7(53.8%)

3(23.1%)

0(0%)

 

III

1(1%)

0(0%)

1(100%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

IIIA

18(23%)

5(27.8%)

10(55.6%)

3(16.7%)

0(0%)

 

IIIB

1(1%)

1(100%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

IV

16(21%)

6(37.5%)

6(37.5%)

4(25%)

0(0%)

 

Primary Tumor

 

 

 

 

 

0.742

T1

6(8%)

3(50%)

1(16.7%)

2(33.3%)

 

 

T2

44(56%)

12(27%)

23(52.5%)

9(20.5%)

 

 

T3

28(36%)

9(32%)

11(39%

8(33%)

 

 

Lymph node involvement

 

 

 

 

 

0.589

No

35(45%)

11(31.4%)

14(40%)

10(28.6%)

0(0%)

 

yes

43(55%)

14(32.6%)

21(48.8%)

8(18.6%)

0(0%)

 

Distance Metastases

 

 

 

 

 

0.771

No

62(79%)

19(30.6%)

29(46.8%)

14(22.6%)

0(0%)

 

yes

16(21%)

6(37.5%)

6(37.5%)

4(25%)

 

 

Chemotherapy

 

 

 

 

 

0.200

No

7(9%)

4(57.1%)

1(14.3%)

2(28.6%)

0(0%)

 

Yes

71(91%)

21(29.6%)

34(47.9%)

16(22.5%)

0(0%)

 

Radiotherapy

 

 

 

 

 

0.584

No

26(33%)

9(34.6%)

13(50%)

4(15.4%)

0(0%)

 

yes

52(67%)

16(30.8%)

22(42.3%)

14(26.9%)

0(0%)

 

Recurrence

 

 

 

 

 

0.036

No

70(90%)

21(30%)

34(48%)

15(21.4%)

0(0%)

 

yes

6(8%)

3(50%)

0(0%)

3(50%)

0(0%)

 

Estrogen

 

 

 

 

 

0.357

No

32(41%)

10(31.3%)

12(37.5%)

10(31.3%)

0(0%)

 

yes

45(58%)

14(31.1%)

23(51.1%)

8(17.8%)

0(0%)

 

Progesterone

 

 

 

 

 

0.554

No

31(40%)

10(32.3%)

12(38.7%)

9(29%)

0(0%)

 

yes

46(59%)

14(30.4%)

23(50%)

9(19.6%)

0(0%)

 

Her-2

 

 

 

 

 

0.047

No

59(76%)

17(28.8%)

31(52.5%)

11(18.6%)

0(0%)

 

yes

18(23%)

7(38.9%)

4(22.2%)

7(38.9%)

0(0%)

 

Multifocality

 

 

 

 

 

0.001

No

70(90%)

18(25.7%)

34(48.6%)

18(25.7%)

0(0%)

 

yes

8(10%)

7(87.5%)

1(12.5%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 

Free surgical margin

 

 

 

 

 

0.485

No

16(21%)

3(18.8%)

9(56.3%)

4(25%)

0(0%)

 

yes

20(26)

22(35.5%)

26(41.9%)

14(22.6%)

0(0%)

 

Vascular Invasion

 

 

 

 

 

0.754

No

58(74%)

17(29.3%)

27(46.6%)

14(24.1%)

0(0%)

 

yes

20(26%)

8(40%)

8(40%)

4(20%)

0(0%)

 

Positive family history

 

 

 

 

 

0.812

No

74(95%)

23(31.1%)

34(45.9%)

17(23%)

0(0%)

 

yes

4(5%)

2(50%)

1(25%)

1(25%)

0(0%)