Table 2.
Patients without IMNs present compared to patients with IMNs greater than 5 mm present.
| NO IMN | IMN (>5mm) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 60.77 +/− 15.07 | 62.49 +/− 14.82 | P = 0.49* |
| Primary/Recurrent | |||
| Primary | 63 (0.72) | 20 (0.80) | |
| Recurrent | 19 (0.22) | 3 (0.12) | |
| Unknown | 5 (0.06) | 2 (0.08) | P = 0.60¥ |
| Indication | |||
| ?PE | 10 (0.16) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Staging | 77 (0.86) | 25 (1.00) | P = 0.11¥ |
| Laterality | |||
| Right | 43 (0.49) | 12 (0.48) | |
| Left | 41 (0.47) | 12 (0.48) | |
| Bilateral | 3 (0.03) | 1 (0.04) | P = 0.99¥ |
| Position | |||
| Medial | 12 (0.14) | 3 (0.12) | |
| Central | 18 (0.21) | 6 (0.24) | |
| Lateral | 33 (0.38) | 9 (0.36) | |
| Diffuse/multicentric | 6 (0.07) | 3 (0.12) | |
| Other/unknown | 18 (0.21) | 4 (0.16) | P = 0.91# |
| Distant disease | |||
| Present (incl. axillary cl) | 54 (0.62) | 19 (0.88) | |
| Absent | 33 (0.38) | 3 (0.12) | P = 0.04¥ |
| Distant disease | |||
| Present | 34 (0.39) | 16 (0.64) | |
| Axillary clearance only | 20 (0.23) | 6 (0.24) | |
| Absent | 33 (0.38) | 3 (0.12) | P = 0.03¥ |
| Metastases | |||
| Liver | |||
| Present | 6 (0.07) | 4 (0.16) | |
| Absent | 73 (0.84) | 21 (0.84) | |
| Unknown | 8 (0.09) | 0 (0.00) | P = 0.13¥ |
| Lung | |||
| Present | 9 (0.10) | 6 (0.24) | |
| Absent | 75 (0.86) | 19 (0.76) | |
| Unknown | 3 (0.03) | 0 (0.00) | P = 0.18¥ |
| Bone | |||
| Present | 18 (0.21) | 3 (0.12) | |
| Absent | 69 (0.79) | 22 (0.88) | P = 0.39¥ |
| Other | |||
| Present | 11 (0.13) | 5 (0.20) | |
| Absent | 76 (0.87) | 20 (0.80) | P = 0.34¥ |
Notes:
*
T-test,
¥
Fisher’s exact test,
#
Chi squared test.