Table 1.
Variable | No. patients | (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) | Patient | ||||
Age, y at diagnosis | |||||
<40 | 1 | 1 | |||
40-49 | 7 | 5 | |||
50-59 | 33 | 24 | |||
60-69 | 50 | 37 | |||
70-79 | 39 | 29 | |||
80+ | 5 | 4 | |||
(b) | Tumor | ||||
Breast cancer laterality | |||||
Left | 64 | 47 | |||
Right | 71 | 53 | |||
Histology type | |||||
Ductal | 105 | 78 | |||
Lobular | 11 | 8 | |||
Mixed | 8 | 6 | |||
Other | 11 | 8 | |||
Tumor stage | |||||
Tis | 2 | 2 | |||
T1 | 91 | 67 | |||
T2 | 41 | 30 | |||
T3 | 0 | 0 | |||
T4 | 1 | 1 | |||
No. of positive nodes | |||||
pN0 | 117 | 87 | |||
pN1 (mi) | 12 | 9 | |||
pN1a | 5 | 3 | |||
pN2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Estrogen receptor status | |||||
Positive | 126 | 93 | |||
Negative | 9 | 7 | |||
Her2 receptor status | |||||
Positive | 12 | 9 | |||
Negative | 123 | 91 | |||
Tumor grade | |||||
Grade 1 | 27 | 20 | |||
Grade 2 | 73 | 54 | |||
Grade 3 | 35 | 26 | |||
Lymphovascular invasion | |||||
Absent | 97 | 72 | |||
Present | 38 | 28 | |||
(c) | Treatment | ||||
Type of surgery | |||||
Mastectomy | 5 | 4 | |||
Breast-conserving | 130 | 96 | |||
Axillary staging | |||||
Sentinel node biopsy | 133 | 98 | |||
Axillary clearance | 1 | 1 | |||
No axillary surgery | 1 | 1 | |||
RT | |||||
Whole breast only | 97 | 72 | |||
Whole breast + sequential boost | |||||
10.68 Gy/4 f | 25 | 19 | |||
12 Gy/4 f | 1 | 1 | |||
13.35 Gy/5 f | 2 | 2 | |||
16 Gy/8 f | 5 | 3 | |||
Chest wall | 5 | 3 | |||
Deep inspiration breath hold | |||||
Yes | 21 | 16 | |||
No | 114 | 84 | |||
All women | 135 | 100 |
Abbreviations: f = fraction; RT = radiation therapy.