Pagès et al. 353 (25): 2654, Figure 1 December 22, 2005

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Figure 1. Kaplan–Meier Curves for Overall Survival According to the Presence or Absence of Perineural Invasion (Panel A), Vascular Emboli (Panel B), Lymphatic Invasion (Panel C), or Any Sign of Early Metastatic Invasion (Panel D) among 959 Patients with Colorectal Cancer.

Early metastatic invasion was defined by the presence of vascular emboli, lymphatic invasion, and perineural invasion (collectively referred to as VELIPI), alone or in combination. P<0.001 for all comparisons by the log-rank test.