Table 1. Characteristics of the women operated, according to surgical technique utilized for mastectomy: Patey6 or Madden7.
| Patey n = 225 |
Madden n = 201 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 51.3 (SD ± 11.7) | 53.7 (SD ± 11.3) | 0.09 |
| Clinical staging | n (%) | n (%) | 0.1 |
| I | 35 (15.5) | 22 (10.9) | |
| II | 97 (43.1) | 96 (47.8) | |
| III | 85 (37.8) | 81 (40.3) | |
| IV | 8 (3.5) | 2 (0.9) | |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | n (%) | n (%) | 0.8 |
| AC | 148 (65.7) | 134 (66.7) | |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy | n (%) | n (%) | 0.5 |
| CMF | 61 (27.1) | 63 (31.3) | |
| FAC | 86 (38.2) | 82 (40.8) | |
| AC | 14 (6.2) | 8 (3.9) | |
| FACV | 10 (0.4) | 5 (2.5) | |
| GP | 3 (1.3) | 2 (0.9) | |
| Endocrine therapy | n (%) | n (%) | 0.3 |
| Tamoxifen | 78 (34.7) | 78 (38.8) | |
| Radiotherapy | 97 (43.1) | 80 (39.8) | 0.5 |
SD = standard deviation; AC = adriamycin and cyclophosphamide; CMF = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil; FAC = fluorouracil, adriamycin and cyclophosphamide; FACV = fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide and vincristine; GP = gemcitabine and cisplatin.