Table 1. Clinicopathological characteristics of patients.
| Characteristics | N° (%) |
|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 281 (100) |
| Age (years): median (range) | 54 (24–90) |
| Tumour size (pT) pT0 pT1 ( ≤ 2 cms) pT1a ( > 1 mm, ≤ 5 mm) pT1b ( > 5 mm, ≤ 10 mm) pT1c ( > 10 mm, ≤ 20 mm) pT2 ( > 2 cm, ≤ 5 cm) pT3 ( > 5 cm) |
2 (0,7) 136 (48,4) 14 (5,0) 29 (10,3) 93 (33,1) 134 (47,7) 9 (3,2) |
| Nodal status (pN) pN0 pN1 pN1mi pN2 |
203 (72,2) 69 (24,6) 15 (5,3) 9 (3,2) |
| AJCC 7°ed staging IA IB IIA IIB IIIA |
100 (35,6) 6 (2,1) 125 (44,5) 40 (14,2) 10 (3,6) |
| Histological grade 1 2 3 |
52 (18,5) 185 (65,8) 44 (15,7) |
| Histological type Ductal Lobulillar Ducto-lobulillar Papilar Mucinous Others |
224 (79,7) 18 (6,4) 12 (4,3) 13 (4,6) 5 (1,8) 9 (3,2) |
| Lymphovascular involvement No Yes |
167 (59,4) 114 (40,6) |
| Multicentricity No Yes |
252 (89,7) 29 (10,3) |
| Type of surgery PM + SLNB TSM + SLNB PM + SLNB + ALND TSM + SLNB + ALND |
166 (59,1) 55 (19,6) 39 (13,9) 21 (7,5) |
| Condition of the rest of the axilla No ALND ALND without nodes Mt. ALND with nodes Mt. |
211 (75,1) 50 (17,8) 20 (7,1) |
MPO: oncologic partial mastectomy, SLNB: sentinel lymph node biopsy, TSM: total simple mastectomy, ALND: axillary lymph node dissection, Mt: metastatic