Table 1. Characteristics of breast cancer patients and control groups: benign breast tumor patients and healthy subjects.
| Study group | N of patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer patients | Adenocarcinoma ductale | 110 |
| Type | 110 | |
| Median age (range) | 54 (35-76) | |
| I-T1N0M0 | 22 | |
| IIA-T2N0M0 | 10 | |
| IIB-T2N1M0 | 14 | |
| Tumor stage | T3N0M0 | 10 |
| IIIA-T2N2M0 | 9 | |
| T3N1M0 | 7 | |
| IIIB-T4N2M0 | 8 | |
| T4N3M0 | 7 | |
| IV (metastases) | 23 | |
| Menopausal status: | ||
| -Premenopausal | 52 | |
| -Postmenopausal | 58 | |
| Benign breast tumor | 50 | |
| Type | Adenomapapilloma | 21 |
| Intraductale | 6 | |
| Fibroadenoma | 12 | |
| Mastopatia | 11 | |
| Median age (range) | 43 (23-71) | |
| Menopausal status: | ||
| -Premenopausal | 16 | |
| -Postmenopausal | 34 | |
| Healthy subjects | 50 | |
| Median age (range) | 41 (20-72) | |
| Menopausal status: | ||
| -Premenopausal | 20 | |
| -Postmenopausal | 30 | |