Table 6 Correlation between BES and lymph node number in the studied masses (n = 169)
Breast Edema Score (BES) | Total | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BES 1 | BES 2 | BES 3 | BES 4 | |||
L.N Number | ||||||
No Lymph nodes | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 24 | < 0.0001* |
Less than 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 81 | |
More than 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 38 | |
Nodal mass | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 26 | |
Total | 10 | 70 | 37 | 52 | 169 | |