Table 2.
The tumor characteristics (TNM classification) and histopathology of breast cancer patients with respect to age groups
|
TNM Classification&
Histopathology |
All
N (%) |
<40 y
N (%) |
≥40 y
N (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor size | T1 T2 T3 T4 |
149(23.3) 352(55.1) 113(17.7) 25 (3.9) |
17(13.9) 72(59.0) 30(24.6) 3 (2.5) |
132(25.5) 280(54.2) 83 (16.1) 22 (4.3) |
0.01 |
| Node Involvement |
N0 N1 N2 N3 |
271(42.5) 256(40.2) 85 (13.3) 25 (3.9) |
42(34.3) 57(46.4) 21(17.2) 2 (1.6) |
226(42.5) 199(38.6) 64 (12.4) 23 (4.5) |
0.04 |
| Metastasis | M0 M1 |
588(91.3) 56 (8.7) |
116(92.8) 9 (7.2) |
472(90.9) 47 (9.1) |
0.50 |
| Histopathology | Ductal Lobular Others* |
591 (90) 39 (5.9) 27 (4.1) |
108(84.4) 8 (6.3) 12 (9.4) |
483(91.3) 31 (5.9) 15 (2.8) |
0.04 |
*
Medullary, lymphoma, angiosarcoma