Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients
| Feature | Number of patients (%) |
| Patients enrolled | 156 |
| Age (years): | |
| <40 | 12 (8) |
| 40–60 | 85 (54) |
| >60 | 59 (38) |
| Histology type: | |
| Ductal | 109 (70) |
| Lobular | 17 (11) |
| Other | 30 (19) |
| Tumour size: | |
| T1 | 49 (31) |
| T2 | 90 (58) |
| T3-T4 | 17 (11) |
| Lymph-node status | |
| Node negative | 66 (42) |
| Node positive | 90 (58) |
| Histopathological grade | |
| I + II | 57 (37) |
| III | 86 (55) |
| Not analyzed | 13 (8) |
| Oestrogen receptor | |
| Positive (>20 fmol/mg) | 116 (74) |
| Negative (≤ 20 fmol/mg) | 40 (26) |
| Progesterone receptor | |
| Positive (>20 fmol/mg) | 85 (54) |
| Negative (≤ 20 fmol/mg) | 71 (46) |