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Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Chemotherapy | |
|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |
| Patients (n) | 114 | 48 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | ||
| Median | 59 | 55 |
| Range | 42–88 | 29–75 |
| T stage [n (%)] | ||
| Tis | 43 (38) | 0 (0) |
| T1 | 57 (50) | 32 (67) |
| T2 | 14 (12) | 15 (31) |
| Tx | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| N stage [n (%)] | ||
| N0 | 95 (83) | 33 (69) |
| N1 | 3 (3) | 13 (27) |
| Nx | 16 (14) | 2 (4) |
| Breast separation (cm) | ||
| Median | 19 | 19 |
| Range | 15–24 | 15–23.5 |
