TABLE 1.
Patient and Tumor Characteristics
| Characteristic | N = 69* no. | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Minimum | 15 | |
| Median | 46 | ||
| Maximum | 82 | ||
| Race | White | 61 | 88.40 |
| Black | 3 | 4.30 | |
| Hispanic | 4 | 5.80 | |
| Other | 1 | 1.40 | |
| Site | Right | 36 | 52.20 |
| Left | 32 | 46.30 | |
| Bilateral | 1 | 1.40 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | Minimum | 1 | |
| Median | 5.5 | ||
| Maximum | 14 | ||
| Tumor grade | High | 52 | 74.40 |
| Low | 17 | 25.60 | |
| T stage | T1 | 24 | 49.20 |
| T2 | 25 | 50.70 | |
| Lymph nodes dissection | Yes | 31 | 44.90 |
| No | 38 | 55.10 | |
| Lymph nodes | Positive | 2 | 6.5 |
| Negative | 29 | 93.5 | |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Yes | 15 | 21.70 |
| No | 54 | 78.30 | |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy | Yes | 30 | 44.10 |
| No | 38 | 55.90 | |
| Adjuvant radiotherapy | Yes | 46 | 67.70 |
| No | 21 | 39.90 | |
| Previous radiotherapy | Yes | 13 | 18.80 |
| No | 56 | 81.20 |
*
Due to missing data for some patients, the total numbers do not always add up to 69.