Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| Characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 70 | 100 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Median | 44 | |
| Range | 26–70 | |
| Menopausal status | ||
| Pre | 51 | 73 |
| Post | 19 | 27 |
| Tumor histology | ||
| Ductal infiltrating | 57 | 81 |
| Lobular infiltrating | 9 | 13 |
| Undifferentiated | 4 | 6 |
| T status | ||
| T2 | 25 | 36 |
| T3 | 33 | 48 |
| T4 | 6 | 8 |
| Inflammatory | 6 | 8 |
| N status | ||
| N0 | 18 | 26 |
| N1 | 41 | 58 |
| N2 | 2 | 3 |
| N3 | 9 | 13 |
| Grading | ||
| G1–G2 | 26 | 37 |
| G3 | 44 | 63 |
| KI-67 | ||
| <20% | 4 | 6 |
| >20% | 66 | 94 |
| Clinical stage | ||
| II | 47 | 67 |
| III | 23 | 33 |
| Inflammatory | 6 | 9 |
| Primary chemotherapy | 12 | 18 |
| Surgery | ||
| Mastectomy | 26 | 37 |
| Quadrantectomy | 44 | 63 |