Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

		Right-sided breast cancer n (%)	Left-sided breast cancer n (%)
Breast conservation surgery		20 (100%)	20 (100%)
Age		57.33 ± 10.21 (40–80)	61.35 ± 9.91 (42–76)
T stage	T1	15 (75%)	12 (60%)
	T2	5 (25%)	8 (40%)
N stage	N0	20 (100%)	20 (100%)
M stage	M0	20 (100%)	20 (100%)
Tumor location	inner quadrant	6 (30%)	10 (50%)
	outer quadrant	14 (70%)	10 (50%)
Tumor size	≤ 2 cm	15 (75%)	12 (60%)
	2–5 cm	5 (25%)	8 (40%)
Chemotherapy	Yes	7 (35%)	11 (55%)
	No	13 (65%)	9 (45%)
Number of chemotherapy cycles	4	4 (20%)	6 (30%)
	6	3 (15%)	5 (25%)