Table 1

Clinicopathologic characteristics of 151 patients



Pt. number
%

Sex
M
3
2.0%

F
148
98.0%
Age
median
46 years
range 28–70 years

≤50
111
73.5%

> 50
40
26.5%
Surgery
MRM
120
79.5%

BCS
31
20.5%
Histology
ductal
138
91.4%

others
13
8.6%
Stage
IIIA
79
52.3%

IIIC
72
47.7%
Tumor size
pT ≤ 2 cm
11
7.3%

2 < pT ≤ 5
110
72.8%

pT > 5 cm
30
19.9%
Involved LNs
4–9
79
52.3%

≥10
72
47.7%

Lee et al. BMC Cancer 2007 7:63   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-7-63