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Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Median | No. of patients/ALN (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 144 (100.0) | |
| Age (years) | 52 (29–86) | |
| Tumor size (mm) | 25 (4–110) | |
| T ≤ 20 | 40 (27.0) | |
| 20 < T ≤ 50 | 95 (64.2) | |
| T > 50 | 13 (8.8) | |
| STAGE | ||
| 0 | 8 (5.4) | |
| I | 22 (14.9) | |
| II | 86 (58.1) | |
| III | 32 (21.6) | |
| HISTOLOGY | ||
| Invasive breast carcinoma | 140 (94.6) | |
| DCIS | 8 (5.4) | |
| ALN metastasis | 61 (41.2) | |
| No. of dissected ALN | 5 (1–35) | 1,490 |
| No. of metastatic ALN | 3 (1–29) | 310/1,072 (28.9) |
ALN, axillary lymph nodes; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ.
