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. 2022 Nov 2;14(21):5393. doi: 10.3390/cancers14215393

Table 1.

Clinicopathologic characteristics of patients.

Characteristics Number of Cases (%)
Age at diagnosis (years)
  <40 19 (20%)
  40–49 38 (40%)
  50–59 18 (18.9%)
  >60 20 (21.1%)
  Mean 20 (21.1%)
  Range 27–74
Pretreatment tumor size (cm)
  1–1.9 4 (4.2%)
  2–2.9 22 (23.2%)
  3–3.9 22 (23.2%)
  4–4.9 17 (17.9%)
  >4.9 23 (24.2%)
  Not measurable 7 (7.4%)
Histological type
  Ductal infiltrating 72 (75.8%)
  Lobular infiltrating 9 (9.5%)
  Inflammatory 6 (6.3%)
  Mucinous 6 (6.3%)
  Mixed 2 (2.1%)
Histological grade
  1 20 (21%)
  2 37 (39%)
  3 34 (35.8%)
  Not evaluable 4 (4.2%)
Clinical TNM at diagnosis
  T
   T1 6 (6.3%)
   T2 62 (65.3%)
   T3 16 (16.8%)
   T4 8 (8.4%)
   Tx 3 (3.2%)
 N
   N0 34 (35.8%)
   N1 46 (48.4%)
   N2 15 (15.8%)
  N3 0 (0%)
   Nx 0 (0%)
 M
   M0 95 (100%)
   M1 0 (0%)
Clinical stage
 IIA 32 (33.7%)
 IIB 31 (32.6%)
 IIIA 21 (21.1%)
 IIIB 8 (8.4%)
 Not evaluable 3 (3.2%)
ER
  ≥10% 69 (72.6%)
 <10% 25 (26.3%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
 Count ≥ 3 71 (74.7%)
 Count < 3 23 (24.2%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
PR
 ≥10% 54 (56.8%)
 <10% 40 (42.1%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
 Count ≥ 3 58 (61.1%)
 Count < 3 36 (37.1%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
HER2
 Positive 20 (21.1%)
 Negative 72 (75.8%)
 Not evaluable 3 (3.1%)
Ki-67
 ≥20% 38 (40%)
 <20% 56 (58.9%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
Phenotype
 Basal 13 (13.7%)
 HER2 20 (21%)
 Luminal A 31 (32.6%)
 Luminal B 28 (29.5%)
 Not evaluable 3 (3.2%)
Type of surgery
 Conservative 38 (40%)
 Not conservative 56 (58.9%)
 Not evaluable 1 (1.1%)
Pathological response (M&P)
 Grade 1 8 (8.4%)
 Grade 2 22 (23.1%)
 Grade 3 28 (29.5%)
 Grade 4 17 (17.9%)
 Grade 5 (pCR) 20 (21.1%)

Abbreviations: ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor.