Table 4

Univariate analyses of clinicopathological factors and molecular markers



Number
3 yr DFS
P
3 yr OS
P

Tumor size
< 5 cm
≥5 cm
121
30
78.6%
42.3%
0.038
92.1%
91.1%
0.952
Number of lymph nodes
4–9
≥10
79
72
89.8%
52.7%
< 0.001
100%
83.7%
0.001
Surgery
MRM
BCS
120
31
70.0%
79.0%
0.808
90.9%
96.3%
0.953
Histology
Ductal
Others
138
13
71.1%
76.9%
0.461
91.0%
100.0%
0.323
Histologic grade
I, II
III
65
76
74.7%
69.5%
0.160
98.4%
84.3%
0.043
Endolymphatic tumor emboli
absent
present
5
116
55.6%
71.7%
0.459
100%
91.6%
0.490
Close RM
≤2 mm
> 2 mm
5
146
70.8%
80.0%
0.590
91.5%
100%
0.475
ER
(-)
(+)
68
83
64.9%
77.2%
0.013
83.4%
100%
0.006
PR
(-)
(+)
92
59
68.3%
76.2%
0.136
87.1%
100%
0.121
p53
≤25%
>25%
105
46
75.5%
62.1%
0.032
93.8%
87.8%
0.213
bcl-2
(-)
(+)
59
92
62.0%
77.6%
0.002
83.9%
97.4%
0.009
c-erbB2
(-) to (2+)
(3+)
121
30
74.3%
60.6%
0.112
96.3%
79.6%
0.050
Ki-67
< 5%
≥5%
94
56
85.6%
61.8%
0.146
91.0%
92.4%
0.631

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