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. 2017 Jan 24;17:72. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3056-4

Table 1.

Clinicopathological characteristics of neuroendocrine carcinomas at the time of diagnosis (n = 43)

Median age (years) 66.0
 Menopausal status
  Premenopausal 2 (4.7%)
  Postmenopausal 39 (90.7%)
  Not confirmed 2 (4.7%)
 T class
  T1 29 (67.4%)
  T2 11 (25.6%)
  T3 2 (4.7%)
  T4 1 (2.3%)
 Mean size of primary tumor, mm (95% CI) 25.3 (18.9-31.7)
 N class
  N0 24 (55.8%)
  N1 10 (23.3%)
  N2 5 (11.6%)
  N3 2 (4.7%)
  Missing 2 (4.7%)
 Mean number of lymph node metastases (95% CI) 2.2 (0.4-3.9)
 Primary distant metastases
  No 39 (90.7%)
  Yes 4 (9.3%)
 HER2 expression
  Negative 40 (93.0%)
  Positive 2 (4.7%)
  Missing 1 (2.3%)
 Estrogen receptor expression
  Negative (0%) 1 (2.3%)
  Low (1-9%) 0 (0%)
  Moderate (10-59%) 0 (0%)
  High (>60%) 41 (97.7%)
  Missing 1 (2.3%)
 Progesterone receptor expression
  Negative (0%) 4 (9.3%)
  Low (1-9%) 6 (14.0%)
  Moderate (10-59%) 6 (14.0%)
  High (>60%) 25 (58.1%)
  Missing 2 (4.7%)
 Ki-67 expression
  Negative (<5%) 1 (2.3%)
  Low (5-14%) 14 (32.6%)
  Moderate (15-30%) 15 (34.9%)
  High (>30%) 11 (25.6%)
  Missing 2 (4.7%)
 Multifocal disease
  Yes 15 (35.9%)
  No 28 (65.1%)
 Synaptophysin expression
  Yes 43 (100%)
  No 0 (0%)
 Chromogranin expression
  Yes 30 (69.8%)
  No 9 (20.9%)
  Not available 4 (9.3%)