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. 2014 Sep 4;9(9):e106564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106564

Table 3. Characteristics of patients in defined subgroups.

Characteristics T1N2–3 T1N0–1 T2N2–3 T2N0–1
IDC1 IMPC2 IDC IMPC IDC IMPC IDC IMPC
toal 15 9 23 14 33 17 30 11
recurrence 3 6 1 0 13 1 6 1
ER 3
positive 13 7 18 14 21 14 17 9
negative 2 2 5 0 12 3 13 2
PR 4
positive 10 6 15 12 20 11 15 9
negative 5 3 8 2 13 6 15 2
Her2/neu 5
positive 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1
negative 14 8 21 13 32 15 27 10
Grade
1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
2 11 5 13 10 18 4 21 5
3 4 4 10 4 14 11 9 6
LVI 6
positive 6 6 5 7 14 13 5 2
negative 9 3 18 7 19 4 25 9
Multifocality
positive 0 5 2 3 3 3 1 0
negative 15 4 21 11 30 14 29 11
Anthracyclines
use 12 9 16 13 28 17 24 8
no use 3 0 7 1 5 0 6 3
Taxanes
use 5 5 2 2 18 12 6 3
no use 10 4 21 12 15 5 24 8
Endocrin e-therapy
use 12 7 18 14 20 17 19 11
no use 3 2 5 0 13 0 11 0
Average age(y) 52 46 52 53 48. 49 55 55
Median age(y) 55 52 47 55 50 50 55 57
Range of age(y) 29–67 26–57 34–83 31–69 28–76 37–67 32–80 38–82
> = 50 years 10 5 11 9 17 9 19 6
<50years 5 4 12 5 16 8 11 5
1

IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified;

2

IMPC: invasive micropapillary breast carcinoma;

3

ER: estrogen receptor status;

4

PR: progesterone receptor status;

5

HER2/neu: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status;

6

LVI: Lymphovascular invasion.