Table 1.
Clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients
| Characteristic | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Ductal carcinoma in situ | ||
| Patients (n) | 102 | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 54.16 | |
| Range | 29–79 | |
| Nuclear grade | ||
| Low | 24 | 23.5 |
| Intermediate | 42 | 41.2 |
| High | 36 | 35.3 |
| Comedo | ||
| Absent | 59 | 57.8 |
| Present | 43 | 42.2 |
| Predominant architecture | ||
| Cribriform | 31 | 30.4 |
| Solid | 13 | 12.7 |
| Micropapillary | 24 | 23.5 |
| Others | 11 | 10.8 |
| Pure comedo | 23 | 22.6 |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma | ||
| Patients (n) | 40 | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 51.65 | |
| Range | 31–75 | |
| Nuclear grade | ||
| Low | 5 | 12.5 |
| Intermediate | 16 | 40.0 |
| High | 19 | 47.5 |
| Predominant architecture | ||
| Papillotubular | 19 | 47.5 |
| Scirrhous | 11 | 27.5 |
| Solid‐tubular | 10 | 25.0 |
| pT stage | ||
| 1 | 21 | 52.5 |
| 2 | 19 | 47.5 |
| pN stage | ||
| 0 | 29 | 72.5 |
| 1 | 11 | 27.5 |
| Stage | ||
| I | 16 | 40.0 |
| IIa | 17 | 42.5 |
| IIb | 7 | 17.5 |