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Table 2 Rate of positive CMs by age quartile and BC subtype

From: HER-2 positive breast cancer is associated with an increased risk of positive cavity margins after initial lumpectomy

Age (years)

Luminal A n = 540 (%)

Luminal B n = 154 (%)

Luminal-HER-2 n = 132 (%)

HER-2 n = 83 (%)

TN n = 122 (%)

P value

≤35 (n = 110)

18.0

20.0

0.0

22.2

0.0

0.204

36–50 (n = 527)

17.8

40.6

24.7

42.9

12.2

<0.001

>50 (n = 395)

14.5

18.3

23.4

42.5

11.8

0.001

  1. Positive CMs include ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma.
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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