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Table 1 Patient- and tumor characteristics

From: Analysis of and prognostic information from disseminated tumour cells in bone marrow in primary breast cancer: a prospective observational study

Characteristics

No of patients (%)

All patients

401 (100)

Age

 

Median (range)

58 (29–91)

< 50 years

80 (20)

≥ 50 years

321 (80)

Mode of detection

 

Screening detected

167 (42)

Clinical signs

232 (58)

Unknown

2

Tumor size

 

≤ 20mm

263 (66)

> 20mm

136 (34)

Unknown

2

Node status

 

N0

233 (60)

N+

157 (40)

Unknown

11

NHG

 

1

77 (20)

2

221 (56)

3

94 (24)

Unknown

9

ER status

 

Positive

312 (80)

Negative

77 (20)

Unknown

12

PR status

 

Positive

242 (62)

Negative

147 (38)

Unknown

12

Surgery breast

 

Mastectomy

157 (39)

Breast concerving surgery

243 (61)

Unknown

1

Surgery axilla

 

Axillary dissection

247 (63)

Sentinel node biopsy

142 (37)

No Surgery (incl in clinical trial)

12

Adjuvant treatment

No adjuvant treatment

137 (34)

Only Chemotherapy

65 (16)

Only Endocrine therapy

197 (49)

Missing

2

Radiotherapy

 

Breast

198 (49)

Locoregional lymph nodes

35 (9)

Breast + locoregional

39 (10)

  1. Abbreviations: N0= node negative, N+= node positive, NHG= Nottingham histological grade, ER= oestrogen receptor, PR= progesterone receptor.