Table 2 Characteristics of the surgical specimen (breast tissue and axillary lymph nodes)
Characteristic | Value | IC 95% |
|---|---|---|
Weight, g | ||
Median (SD) | 174.8 (70.9) | 152.5 to 197.0 |
Range | 42-381 | |
Volume a (cc) | ||
Median (SD) | 167.4 (67.9) | 146.1 to 188.7 |
Range | 40-364 | |
Percentage of total breast volume | ||
Median (SD) | 24.7 (8.7) | 21.6 to 27.8 |
Patients (IC) | ||
0-10 | 0 | 0.0 to 11.0 |
10-20% | 12 (38.7) | 23.7 to 56.2 |
> 20% | 19 (61.3) | 43.8 t0 76.3 |
NC | 10 | |
Margin, patients (percentage) | ||
Involved, tumors cells | 0 | 17.6 to 44.5 |
Close,< 2 mm | 12 (29.3) | 55.5 to 82.4 |
Negative, no tumors cells | 29 (70.7) | |
Minimal width of margin, mm | ||
Median (SD) | 5.2 (4.4) | 3.8 to 6.6 |
Axillary lymph nodes | ||
Number of patients with positive lymph nodes, n (percentage) | 20 (52.6) | 37.3 to 67.5 |
Number of patients with >3 positive lymph nodes n (percentage) | 9 (23.7) | 13.0 to 39.2 |
Positive hormone receptors, n (percentage) | ||
Estrogenic | 19 | 19.6 to 47.0 |
Progesterone | 22 | |
Herb-2 | 11 | |
Triple-negative, n (percentage) | 13 (31.7) |