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J Clin Pathol 55:293-297
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Tumour histological grade may progress between primary and recurrent invasive mammary carcinoma

Table 5

κ Values and their standard errors (and the agreement reflected by these values) for the agreement of the histological grades of baseline tumours and their axillary metastases, and their next and last recurrence

κ Values for Pr–Ax Baseline–Next R Baseline–Last R
Ax, axillary metastasis; G, grade; Last R, last recurrence; Next R, next recurrence; Pr, primary tumour.
Grade 1 0.64 (0.15) 0.69 (0.11) 0.31 (0.11)
(substantial) (substantial) (fair)
Grade 2 0.61 (0.15) 0.51 (0.11) 0.43 (0.11)
(substantial) (moderate) (moderate)
Grade 3 0.65 (0.15) 0.62 (0.11) 0.56 (0.11)
(substantial) (substantial) (moderate)
Overall 0.63 (0.13) 0.59 (0.09) 0.48 (0.09)
(substantial) (moderate) (moderate)

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