Table 1.
Patients without IMNs present compared to patients with IMNs of any size present.
| NO IMN | IMN (ANY SIZE) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 60.77 +/− 15.07 | 62.63 +/− 15.52 | P = 0.46* |
| Primary/Recurrent | |||
| Primary | 63 (0.72) | 53 (0.85) | |
| Recurrent | 19 (0.22) | 6 (0.10) | |
| Unknown | 5 (0.06) | 3 (0.05) | P = 0.12¥ |
| Indication | |||
| ?PE | 10 (0.16) | 3 (0.05) | |
| Staging | 77 (0.86) | 59 (0.95) | P = 0.24¥ |
| Laterality | |||
| Right | 43 (0.49) | 26 (0.42) | |
| Left | 41 (0.47) | 32 (0.52) | |
| Bilateral | 3 (0.03) | 4 (0.06) | P = 0.54¥ |
| Position | |||
| Medial | 12 (0.14) | 7 (0.11) | |
| Central | 18 (0.21) | 14 (0.23) | |
| Lateral | 33 (0.32) | 29 (0.47) | |
| Diffuse/multicentric | 6 (0.07) | 5 (0.08) | |
| Other/unknown | 18 (0.02) | 7 (0.02) | P = 0.58# |
| Distant disease | |||
| Present (incl. axillary cl) | 54 (0.62) | 46 (0.74) | |
| Absent | 33 (0.38) | 16 (0.26) | P = 0.15¥ |
| Distant disease | |||
| Present | 34 (0.39) | 29 (0.47) | |
| Axillary clearance only | 20 (0.23) | 17 (0.27) | |
| Absent | 33 (0.38) | 16 (0.26) | P = 0.30¥ |
| Metastases | |||
| Liver | |||
| Present | 6 (0.07) | 9 (0.15) | |
| Absent | 73 (0.84) | 51 (0.82) | |
| Unknown | 8 (0.09) | 2 (0.03) | P = 0.15¥ |
| Lung | |||
| Present | 9 (0.10) | 12 (0.19) | |
| Absent | 75 (0.86) | 50 (0.81) | |
| Unknown | 3 (0.03) | 0 (0.00) | P = 0.12¥ |
| Bone | |||
| Present | 18 (0.21) | 11 (0.18) | |
| Absent | 69 (0.68) | 51 (0.82) | P = 0.68¥ |
| Other | |||
| Present | 11 (0.13) | 11 (0.18) | |
| Absent | 76 (0.87) | 51 (0.82) | P = 0.48¥ |
Notes:
*
T-test,
¥
Fisher’s exact test,
#
Chi-squared test.