Table 1 Tumor and other selected characteristics of 21 women operated on for primary breast cancer.
Median (range) | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 60 (36–86) | |
Menopausal status | ||
premenopausal | 5 (24) | |
postmenopausal | 16 (76) | |
Nodal status | ||
negative SNB | 12 (57) | |
positive SNB | 9 (43) | |
only positive SNB | 7 (33) | |
3–4 positive lymph nodes | 2 (10) | |
Tumor stage | ||
I | 7 (33) | |
IIa | 7 (33) | |
IIb | 7 (33) | |
Histological type | ||
ductal invasive | 17 (81) | |
lobular | 3 (14) | |
mucinous | 1 (5) | |
Tumor size (mm) | 21 (1–60) | |
Estrogen receptor status | ||
positive | 19 (90) | |
negative | 2 (10) | |
DNA ploidy status | ||
euploid | 9 (43) | |
aneuploid | 12 (57) | |
S phase | ||
high | 3 (14) | |
low | 18 (86) | |
(Elston) histological grade | ||
I | 2 (10) | |
II | 11 (52) | |
III | 7 (33) | |
Not measured | 1 (5) |