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Table 2 Comparison of the differences in centrosome amplification between benign breast lesions and breast carcinomas

From: Analysis of the cellular centrosome in fine-needle aspirations of the breast

 

Cases with numerical centrosome amplification

Cases with structural centrosome amplification

Cells with numerical centrosome amplification (%)

Cells with structural centrosome amplification (%)

Benign tumor

23 (92)

3 (12)

2.77 ± 2.14 (2.40)

0.10 ± 0.29 (0.00)

Malignant tumor

75 (100)

69 (92)

4.86 ± 2.66 (4.50)

3.98 ± 3.21 (3.60)

P value

0.10

0.00

0.00

0.00a

  1. Data presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (median). aOwing to a skewed distribution, the Mann–Whitney U-test was applied.