Table 5. Surgical variables.
| Surgery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | All patients (n = 236) | NCT (n = 98) | NCAT (n = 138) | p-value |
| Type of Surgery: | ||||
| Mastectomy | 172 (72.9) | 69 (70.4) | 103 (74.6) | |
| Breast Conserving | 60 (25.4) | 28 (28.6) | 32 (23.3) | |
| ANC only | 4 (1.7) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.2) | 0.537 |
| Residual Disease in Breast: | ||||
| <20 mm | 170 (72.0) | 74 (75.5) | 96 (69.6) | |
| 20–50 mm | 42 (17.8) | 16 (16.3) | 26 (18.8) | |
| >50 mm | 15 (6.4) | 4 (4.1) | 11 (8.0) | |
| Not Available | 9 (3.8) | 4 (4.1) | 5 (3.6) | 0.616 |
| Lymph Node Status: | ||||
| 0 | 121 (51.3) | 67 (68.4) | 54 (39.1) | |
| 1–3 | 59 (25.0) | 16 (16.3) | 43 (31.2) | |
| 4–9 | 35 (14.8) | 7 (7.1) | 28 (20.3) | |
| ≥10 | 15 (6.4) | 3 (3.1) | 12 (8.7) | |
| Missing | 6 (2.5) | 5 (5.1) | 1 (0.7) | <0.001 |