Table I.
Result showing Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of LABC in LMIC.
| Characteristics | n =112(%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| Mean | 52 |
| Range | 26-78 |
| Presentation | |
| Size of tumor 5cm & more | 103 (91.9%) |
| Skin involvement | 77(68.7%) |
| Fungating mass | 17(15.2%) |
| Discharging sinus | 14(12.5%) |
| Nipple excoriation | 19(16.9%) |
| Axilla involvement | 86(76.7%) |
| Chest wall involvement | 22(19.6%) |
| T3 | 71(63.3%) |
| T4 | 41(36.6%) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Histopathology | 112 (100%) |
| Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy | 112 (100%) |
| ER/PR Status | |
| ER and/or PR positive | 46(41.1%) |
| ER and/or PR negative | 66(58.9%) |
| HER-2/neu status | |
| Positive | 31(27.7%) |
| Negative | 81(72.3%) |
| Staging | |
| Non-metastatic | 99(88.4%) |
| Metastatic | 13(11.6%) |
| Liver | 4(3.5%) |
| Lung | 3(2.7%) |
| Bone | 6(5.3%) |
| Surgery | |
| Breast conservation | 6(6.1%) |
| Modified radical mastectomy | 86 (86.9%) |
| Radical Mastectomy | 3(3.03%) |
| Toilet Mastectomy | 4(4.04%) |
| Not operated | 13(11.6%) |