Table 1.
Characteristics, Histopathological Subtypes, Tumor Behavior, Stage, and Histological Grade of BC Among Study Participants Between 2013 and 2019.
| Variable | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Left breast | 302 | 54 |
| Right breast | 218 | 39 | |
| Both | 39 | 7 | |
| Duration of symptoms | 1–6 months | 283 | 50.6 |
| 7–12 months | 114 | 20.4 | |
| 13–23 months | 128 | 22.9 | |
| ≥24 months | 34 | 6.1 | |
| Means of diagnosis | FNAC | 335 | 60 |
| Biopsy | 212 | 37.9 | |
| Unknown | 12 | 2.1 | |
| Histologic types | Invasive ductal carcinoma | 309 | 55.3 |
| Lobular | 185 | 33.1 | |
| Papillary | 34 | 6.1 | |
| Mixed | 23 | 4.1 | |
| Not stated | 8 | 1.4 | |
| Clinical Stage | Stage I | 21 | 3.8 |
| Stage II | 82 | 14.7 | |
| Stage III | 192 | 34.3 | |
| Stage IV | 180 | 32.2 | |
| Not stated | 84 | 15 | |
| Tumor behavior | Well-differentiated | 76 | 13.6 |
| Moderately differentiated | 177 | 31.7 | |
| Poorly differentiated | 155 | 27.7 | |
| Undifferentiated | 42 | 7.5 | |
| Not stated | 109 | 19.5 | |