Table 4 LCA-based conditional probabilities of each variable for clusters 1–3. The orange and blue colors represent high and low correlations, respectively, with each cluster

Pathological tumor < T2

0.823

0.352

0.219

Pathological tumor ≥ T2

0.177

0.648

0.781

Regional lymph node ≤ N1

0.849

0.349

0.338

Regional lymph node > N1

0.151

0.652

0.662

HER-2 ≤ 1

0.986

0.328

0.299

HER-2 > 1

0.014

0.672

0.702

Vimentin ≤ 2

0.979

0.545

0.039

Vimentin > 2

0.021

0.455

0.961

COX ≤ 2

0.929

0.501

0.229

COX > 2

0.071

0.499

0.771

MMP-7 ≤ 2

0.962

0.587

0.408

MMP-7 > 2

0.038

0.413

0.592

Ki 67 < 13

0.857

0.276

0.004

Ki 67 ≥ 13

0.143

0.724

0.996

P53% < 6

0.89

0.344

0.056

P53% ≥ 6

0.11

0.656

0.944

CD 34 < 30

0.969

0.63

0.053

CD 34 ≥ 30

0.032

0.371

0.947