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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Preoperative core needle biopsy is accurate in determining molecular subtypes in invasive breast cancer

Characteristic

No.

%

Age, years

54 (24-91)

Menstrual status

  Peri/pre-menopause

98

32.9

  Post-menopause

200

67.1

Breast surgery type

  Mastectomy (+/-reconstruction)

259

86.9

  Lumpectomy

39

13.1

Tumor size

  Tx

7

2.3

  ≤2 cm

123

41.3

  2-5 cm

160

53.7

  >5 cm

8

2.7

Axillary lymph node

  Negative

165

55.4

  1-3 +

76

25.5

  ≥4+

55

18.5

  Nx

2

0.7