Thyroid functions | Breast benign lesions patients (n=316) | Breast cancer patients (n=224) | pvalue |
---|---|---|---|
T3 (ng/ml) | 1.22±0.23* | 1.16±0.25 | 0.002 |
T4 (μg/dl) | 7.12±1.22* | 7.34±1.36 | 0.050 |
FT3 (pg/ml) | 2.92±0.43 | 2.87±0.38 | 0.149 |
FT4 (ng/dl) | 0.89±0.13 | 0.89±0.18 | 0.650 |
TSH (μIU/ml) | 3.16±4.92 | 3.92±8.40 | 0.187 |
Clinicopathological features of breast cancer | Number | ||
Tumor size | T0 (impalpable) | 11 | |
 | T1 (≤2 cm) | 84 | |
 | T2 (>2 cm, ≤5 cm) | 105 | |
 | T3 (>5 cm) | 19 | |
 | Unknown | 5 | |
Tumor grade | I | 11 | |
 | II | 188 | |
 | III | 19 | |
 | Unknown | 6 | |
Clinical stage | 0 | 9 | |
 | I | 63 | |
 | II | 132 | |
 | III | 11 | |
 | IV | 4 | |
 | Unknown | 5 |