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. 2012 Dec 4;7(12):e51226. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051226

Table 1. Patient demographics and primary tumor characteristics.

Characteristic Number (%)
Age (y)
Median (range) 56 (32-88)
≤50 39/110 (35.5%)
>50 71/110 (64.5%)
Tumor localization in breast (region)
Upper outer 49/110 (44.5%)
Upper inner 21/110 (19.1%)
Lower outer 22/110 (20%)
Lower inner 10/110 (9.1%)
Central 8/110 (7.3%)
Tumor size (region)
≤2 cm 56/110 (50.9%)
>2 cm 48/110 (43.6%)
NA 6/110 (5.5%)
Axillary nodal status (pN)
Negative 70/110 (63.6%)
Positive 40/110 (36.4%)
Pathology
Invasive ductal carcinoma 94/110 (85.5%)
Invasive lobular carcinoma 4/110 (3.6%)
Other 8/110 (7.3%)
NA 4/110 (3.6%)
Tumor grade
1-well differentiated 15/110 (13.6%)
2-moderately differentiated 47/110 (42.7%)
3-poorly differentiated 44/110 (40%)
NA 13/110 (11.8%)

NA:Not available.