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Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patients according to HPV status

From: High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA sequences in metaplastic breast carcinomas of Mexican women

Factor

HPV – (n = 12)

HPV + (n = 8)

p

Age

49 (14.5)

48.9 (14.3)

0.98

Tumor size ( longer )

6.6 (3.4)

3.7 (1.9)

0.042

Tumor side

Left

7

2

0.14

Right

5

6

 

Histological grade

Moderate

0

2

0.15

Poor

12

6

 

T classification

T2

3

1

0.25

T3

3

5

 

T4

6

2

 

N classification

N0

7

3

0.65

N1

5

5

 

TNM Stage

II

5

3

0.85

III

7

5

 

Recurrence

No

8

4

0.65

Yes

4

4

 

Overall survival

NR

95.7

0.79

  1. HPV: Human papillomavirus; – negative; + positive; p: Probability value. Overall survival is described in median values (months); NR: Median not reached.