Table 1 The characteristics of the patients who underwent surgical resection for breast cancer
From: Temporal trends in the surgical outcomes of patients with breast cancer
1980 to 1989, n = 133 | 1990 to 1999, n = 176 | 2000 to 2009, n = 234 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age, years | 52.1 | 52.1 | 59.1 |
Histological findings | |||
Scirrhous carcinoma | 32 (24.1) | 51 (29.0) | 86 (36.7) |
Solid-tubular carcinoma | 68 (51.1) | 57 (32.4) | 57 (24.4) |
Papillotubular carcinoma | 19 (14.2) | 49 (27.8) | 74 (31.6) |
Other type of carcinoma | 14 (10.5) | 19 (10.8) | 17 ( 7.3) |
Pathological nodal status | |||
N0 | 83 (62.4) | 99 (56.3) | 151 (64.5) |
N1 | 31 (23.3) | 58 (32.9) | 59 (25.2) |
N2-3 | 18 (13.5) | 14 ( 8.0) | 16 ( 6.8) |
Unknown | 1 (0.8) | 5 (2.8) | 8 ( 3.4) |
Pathological stage | |||
0 | 5 (3.8) | 7 ( 4.0) | 16 ( 6.8) |
I | 79 (59.4) | 96 (54.5) | 86 (36.8) |
II | 24 (18.0) | 45 (25.6) | 95 (40.6) |
III | 15 (11.3) | 20 (11.4) | 23 ( 9.8) |
IV | 10 ( 7.5) | 8 ( 4.5) | 14 ( 6.0) |