Table 2.
Vital status, prognostic factors and treatment
|
Factor |
Category |
Alive (n = 496) |
Dead breast cancer (n = 76) |
Dead other cause (n = 47) |
All (n = 619) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (column percent) | |||||
| Tumour size (mm) |
≤10 |
160 (32.3) |
1 (1.3) |
13 (27.7) |
174 (28.1) |
| |
>10- ≤20 |
225 (45.4) |
31 (40.8) |
17 (36.2) |
273 (44.1) |
| |
>20 |
109 (22.0) |
44 (57.9) |
17 (36.2) |
170 (27.5) |
| |
Unknown |
2 (0.4) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (0.3) |
| Axillary lymph node status (ALNI) |
Negative |
371 (74.8) |
28 (36.8) |
37 (78.7) |
436 (70.4) |
| |
Positive |
124 (25.0) |
48 (63.2) |
10 (21.3) |
182 (29.4) |
| |
Unknown |
1 (0.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.2) |
| Nottingham grade |
I |
152 (30.6) |
7 (9.2) |
14 (29.8) |
173 (27.9) |
| |
II |
249 (50.2) |
27 (35.5) |
20 (42.6) |
296 (47.8) |
| |
III |
91 (18.3) |
42 (55.3) |
12 (25.5) |
145 (23.4) |
| |
Unknown |
4 (0.8) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (2.1) |
5 (0.8) |
| Estrogen receptor status (ER) |
Negative |
47 (9.5) |
19 (25.0) |
5 (10.6) |
71 (11.5) |
| |
Positive |
394 (79.4) |
53 (69.7) |
40 (85.1) |
487 (78.7) |
| |
Unknown |
55 (11.1) |
4 (5.3) |
2 (4.3) |
61 (9.9) |
| Progesterone receptor status (PgR) |
Negative |
182 (36.7) |
44 (57.9) |
26 (55.3) |
252 (40.7) |
| |
Positive |
201 (40.5) |
22 (28.9) |
14 (29.8) |
237 (38.3) |
| |
Unknown |
113 (22.8) |
10 (13.2) |
7 (14.9) |
130 (21.0) |
| Type of surgery |
Mastectomy |
182 (36.7) |
48 (63.2) |
19 (40.4) |
249 (40.2) |
| |
Sector-resection |
311 (62.7) |
28 (36.8) |
28 (59.6) |
367 (59.3) |
| |
Unknown |
3 (0.6) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (0.5) |
| Axillary dissection |
No |
48 (9.7) |
1 (1.3) |
7 (14.9) |
56 (9.0) |
| |
Yes |
280 (56.5) |
63 (82.9) |
33 (70.2) |
376 (60.7) |
| |
Single node |
2 (0.4) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (0.3) |
| |
Sentinel node |
162 (32.7) |
11 (14.5) |
6 (12.8) |
179 (28.9) |
| |
Unknown |
4 (0.8) |
1 (1.3) |
1 (2.1) |
6 (1.0) |
| Antihormonal treatment |
No |
245 (49.4) |
33 (43.4) |
28 (59.6) |
306 (49.4) |
| |
Yes |
242 (48.8) |
42 (55.3) |
19 (40.4) |
303 (48.9) |
| |
Unknown |
9 (1.8) |
1 (1.3) |
0 (0.0) |
10 (1.6) |
| Chemotherapy |
No |
380 (76.6) |
51 (67.1) |
42 (89.4) |
473 (76.4) |
| |
Yes |
57 (11.5) |
23 (30.3) |
3 (6.4) |
83 (13.4) |
| |
Unknown |
59 (11.9) |
2 (2.6) |
2 (4.3) |
63 (10.2) |
| Radiotherapy |
No |
172 (34.7) |
27 (35.5) |
23 (48.9) |
222 (35.9) |
| |
Yes |
269 (54.2) |
47 (61.8) |
22 (46.8) |
338 (54.6) |
| Unknown | 55 (11.1) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (4.3) | 59 (9.5) | |