From: Changes in specialized blood vessels in lymph nodes and their role in cancer metastasis
HEV parameters | Control | Case | p value |
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Mean/standard error | (n = 30) | (n = 35) | p>0.05 |
Total number of HEV (A) | 40.085 / 1.83 | 41.305 / 1.59 | p>0.05 |
Ratio of dilated HEV to the total number of HEV (B/A) | 0.149 / 0.0086 | 0.166 / 0.0186 | p>0.05 |
Ratio of dilated HEV with RBC within its lumen with respect to total no. HEV (C/A) | 0.098 / 0.0078 | 0.101 / 0.0135 | p>0.05 |
Ratio of dilated HEV with RBC within its lumen to total no. of dilated HEV (C/B) | 0.646 / 0.0301 | 0.582 / 0.0275 | p=0.0318 |