Table 1.
The clinical and pathological characteristics of patients (n=156)
|
Variable |
Values |
Percent [%] |
|
Age at diagnosis [years] |
|
|
|
▪ Mean |
58.9 |
|
|
▪ Range |
34–82 |
|
|
Familial BrCa history |
|
|
|
▪ Yes |
5 |
3.20 |
|
▪ No |
151 |
96.79 |
|
Oral contraceptives |
|
|
|
▪ Never |
62 |
39.74 |
|
▪ Constant |
94 |
60.25 |
|
Menopausal status |
|
|
|
▪ Premenopause |
31 |
19.87 |
|
▪ Postmenopause |
125 |
80.12 |
|
Size of the tumor [cm] |
|
|
|
▪ Mean |
3.8 |
|
|
▪ Variation |
13.5 |
|
|
Lymphovascular invasion |
|
|
|
▪ Present |
65 |
41.66 |
|
▪ Absent |
91 |
58.33 |
|
Lymph node status |
|
|
|
▪ Negative |
76 |
48.71 |
|
▪ 1–3 lymph nodes |
44 |
28.20 |
|
▪ Over three lymph nodes |
30 |
19.23 |
|
Grade |
|
|
|
▪ G1 |
17 |
10.89 |
|
▪ G2 |
81 |
51.92 |
|
▪ G3 |
58 |
37.17 |
|
Histopathology |
|
|
|
▪ Ductal invasive, NOS |
130 |
83.33 |
|
▪ Lobular invasive |
6 |
3.84 |
|
▪ Medullary |
7 |
4.48 |
|
▪ Mucinous |
2 |
1.28 |
|
▪ Metaplastic |
9 |
5.76 |
|
▪ Papillary |
2 |
1.28 |
|
Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI) |
|
|
|
▪ Less than 3.4 |
15 |
9.61 |
|
▪ 3.4–5.4 |
68 |
43.58 |
|
▪ Over 5.4 |
32 |
20.51 |
|
▪ Not done |
41 |
26.28 |
|
Local recurrence |
|
|
|
▪ Yes |
12 |
7.69 |
|
▪ No |
144 |
92.30 |
BrCa: Breast cancer; NOS: Not otherwise specified