Table 1.

Histopathological T- and N-stages as well as gradings of the primary breast cancer and the number of metastases in n = 29 operations.

Parameter	Degree	Absolute number	Relative frequency
T-stage	T1	11	0.38
	T2	14	0.48
	T3	3	0.10
	T4	1	0.03
N-stage	N0	10	0.34
	N1	17	0.59
	N2	2	0.07
Grading	G1	0	0
	G2	16	0.59
	G3	11	0.41
	G4	0	0
	(Unknown)	2	—
Number of metastases	1	16	0.55
	2	6	0.21
	3	3	0.10
	4	1	0.03
	5	3	0.10