Table 1 Clinical and histological characteristics of all the patients with high (>mean 7.3) or low (<7.3) mast cell count.
From: Mast cells and eosinophils in invasive breast carcinoma
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) | Mast cell count high | Mast cell count low | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tumour stage (T) | 0.462 | |||
1 | 129 (55) | 69 | 60 | |
2 | 89 (38) | 45 | 44 | |
3 | 7 (3) | 4 | 3 | |
4 | 7 (3) | 5 | 2 | |
not known | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | |
Axillary lymph node metastasis (N) | 0.055 | |||
Present | 118 (50) | 66 | 52 | |
Absent | 114 (49) | 58 | 56 | |
Not known | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | |
Distant metastasis (M) at the time of diagnosis | 0.656 | |||
Absent | 208 (89) | 110 | 98 | |
Present | 11 (5) | 7 | 4 | |
Not known | 15 (6) | 7 | 8 | |
Histology | 0.927 | |||
Ductal | 163 (70) | 80 | 83 | |
Lobular | 41 (17) | 22 | 19 | |
Mixed | 26 (11) | 20 | 6 | |
Mucinous | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | |
Papillary | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | |
Elston-grading | 0.001 | |||
1 | 65 (28) | 44 | 21 | |
2 | 98 (42) | 55 | 43 | |
3 | 71 (30) | 25 | 46 | |
Estrogenreceptorstatus | <0.0005 | |||
Positive | 179 (76) | 105 | 74 | |
Negative | 44 (19) | 15 | 29 | |
Not known | 11 (5) | 4 | 7 | |
Progesteronreceptorstatus | 0.006 | |||
Positive | 159 (68) | 95 | 64 | |
Negative | 65 (28) | 26 | 39 | |
Not known | 10 (4) | 3 | 7 |