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. 2018 Feb 28;10(1):47–57. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2018.74137

Table 3.

Patient, tumor and treatment characteristic

Characteristic Group N (%)
Age group (years) < 40 0
40-49 7 (4.5)
≥ 50 150 (95.5)
Menopausal status Pre-menopausal 7 (4.5)
Post-menopausal 141 (89.7)
Peri-menopausal 9 (5.7)
pT size ≤ 2 cm 76 (48.4)
> 2 cm 81 (51.6)
pN stage Negative (pN0) 154 (98.2)
Positive 1-3 (pN1a) 3 (1.8)
Final margin Negative (≥ 2 mm) 155 (98.7)
Close < 2 mm 2 (1.3)
Tumor grade I 7 (4.5)
II 51 (32.5)
III 99 (63.0)
EIC Positive 1 (0.6)
Negative 156 (99.4)
LVI Positive 21 (13.4)
Negative 136 (86.6)
ER (estrogen receptor) Positive 111 (70.7)
Negative 46 (29.3)
PR (progesterone receptor) Positive 96 (61.1)
Negative 61 (38.9)
Her2neu status Negative 129 (82.2)
Positive 28 (17.8)
Molecular subtype Luminal A 54 (34.4)
Luminal B 57 (36.3)
Her2neu 17 (10.8)
TNBC 29 (18.5)
Updated ASTRO consensus groups Suitable 46 (29.3)
Cautionary 106 (67.5)
Unsuitable 5 (3.2)
GEC-ESTRO risk groups Low-risk 123 (78.3)
Intermediate-risk 10 (6.4)
High-risk 24 (15.3)
Chemotherapy Yes 85 (54.0)
No 72 (46.0)
Endocrine therapy Yes 111 (70.7)
No 46 (29.3)
Timing of implant Intra-operative 87 (55.0)
Post-operative 40 (45.0)

EIC – extensive intraductal component, LVI – lymphovascular invasion, Her2neu – human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, ASTRO – American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, GEC-ESTRO – the Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie and the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology