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Table 1 Clinical data for patients who underwent primary surgery

From: Prognostic relevance of induced and spontaneous apoptosis of disseminated tumor cells in primary breast cancer patients

 

n

M30 positive DTC

p-value

N = 298

(%)

 

Total

298

82 (27)

 

Menopausal status

  

n.s.

 Premenopausal

63

14 (22)

 

 Postmenopausal

235

68 (29)

 

Tumor size

  

n.s.

 pT1

204

57 (28)

 

 pT2-4

94

25 (27)

 

Nodal status

  

n.s.

 Negative

214

54 (25)

 

 Positive

84

28 (33)

 

Histology

  

n.s.

 Ductal

226

63 (28)

 

 Lobular

54

16 (30)

 

 Others

18

3 (17)

 

Grading

  

n.s.

 I/II

268

74 (28)

 

 III

30

8 (27)

 

ER status

  

n.s.

 Negative

45

12 (27)

 

 Positive

253

70 (28)

 

PR status

  

n.s.

 Negative

53

11 (21)

 

 Positive

245

71 (29)

 

HER2 status

  

n.s.

 Negative

232

69 (30)

 

 Positive

52

12 (23)