Effect of fibrinogen deficiency on regional lymphatic metastasis of LLCa
Genotype | Total (n) | Presence of lymphatic metastases | One node | Two nodes | Three nodes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fib+ | 41 | 27 (66%) | 12 (29%) | 9 (22%) | 6 (15%) |
Fib− | 26 | 9 (35%) | 7 (26%) | 2 (8%) | 0 |
a P < 0.007; nonparametric analysis (Mann Whitney U test) comparing the total number of positive nodes in all mice of each genotype.