Table 1. Patient and histological data associated with tumor specimens.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Patients | |
| Total n | 62 (100) |
| Normals | 18 (29) |
| Benign tumours | |
| Fibroadenomas | 4 (6.5) |
| Phylloides | 1 (1.6) |
| Breast Carcinomas | |
| Primary tumours | 36 (58.1) |
| Lymph node metatastasis | 3 (4.8) |
| Carcinomas | |
| Size (cm) | |
| ⩽2 | 6 (15.4) |
| >2 | 30 (76.9) |
| Unknown | 3 (7.7) |
| Histological type | |
| Ductal | 27 (69.2) |
| Lobular | 7 (18) |
| Unknown | 5 (12.8) |
| Grade | |
| 1 | 2 (5.1) |
| 2 | 10 (25.6) |
| 3 | 20 (51.3) |
| Unknown | 7 (18) |
| Nodal status | |
| Negative | 7 (18) |
| Positive | 27 (69.2) |
| Unknown | 5 (12.8) |
| ERα statusa | |
| Positive | 20 (51.3) |
| Negative | 16 (41) |
| Unknown | 3 (7.7) |
| PR statusb | |
| Positive | 15 (38.5) |
| Negative | 21 (53.8) |
| Unknown | 3 (7.7) |
a
ERα=oestrogen receptor alpha.
b
PR=progesterone receptor.