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Table 1 Baseline and clinical characteristics of patients

From: How accurate is frozen section pathology compared to permanent pathology in detecting involved margins and lymph nodes in breast cancer?

Variable

 

Statistic

Age—years

Mean ± SD

48.96 ± 11.44

 

Median (IQR)

48.00 (41, 57)

Tumor size—cm

Mean ± SD

2.43 ± 1.13

 

Median (IQR)

2.20 (1.70, 3)

Involved breast side—no. (%)

Right

1291 (48)

 

Left

1396 (52)

Tumor grade—no. (%)

1

413 (16.9)

 

2

1442 (59)

 

3

591 (24.2)

In-situ component—no. (%)

Yes

1570 (58.4)

 

No

851 (31.7)

 

Unclear

6 (0.2)

Tumor necrosis—no. (%)

Yes

1438 (53.5)

 

No

944 (35.1)

 

Unclear

6 (0.2)

Surface receptors—no. (%)

ER positive

1972 (73.4)

 

PR positive

1836 (68.3)

 

HER2 positive

608 (22.6)

 

Triple negative

273 (10.1)

Nucleus grade—no. (%)

1

389 (14.5)

 

2

673 (25)

 

3

425 (15.8)