Tumor Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer: Pericytes and Maturation Does Not Correlate With Lymph Node Metastasis and Molecular Subtypes

MVD remains the angiogenesis-related parameter associated with tumor grade and necrosis. The PCI was the only functional parameter of angiogenesis associated with a poor prognostic indicator. The MPI did not show any correlation with the known prognostic and predictive factors.