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OBJECTIVE To investigate expression of the tissue factor(TF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in breast cancers,and to assess their expression in relation to possible prognostic significance.METHODS The expression of TF and MMP-9 in 71 breast cancer specimens were determined by EnVision immunohistochemistry,and the positive expressions related to the patient clinical outcome.RESULTS Positive rates of TF and MMP-9 staining were respectively 43.7% and 42.3%. K-M monofactorial analysis showed that the 5-year survival rate of the patients with a positive expression of TF and MMP-9 was lower than those with negative expression (P ＜ 0.05). However, the COX multifactorial analysis indicated that TNM staging and lymph node metastasis were the prognostic factors for breast cancer patients, and that TF and MMP-9 could not be used as the independent prognostic factors (P＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION The positive rates of TF and MMP-9 were considerably high in breast cancers, which could provide useful information for patient prognosis.