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Table 1 Patient demographics of all 204 BCS cases

From: Standardized and reproducible methodology for the comprehensive and systematic assessment of surgical resection margins during breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer

Patient demographics

Number (percentage or range)

Age (years)

57 (27 – 87)

Height (inches)

65 (54 – 72)

Weight (pounds)

175 (96 – 342)

Body mass index

29.6 (16.6 – 58.7)

Race

 

   Caucasian

175 (86%)

   Black

29 (14%)

Menopausal status

 

   Postmenopausal

154 (76%)

   Premenopausal

43 (21%)

   Perimenopausal

7 (3%)

Breast sidedness

 

   Right

98 (48%)

   Left

106 (52%)

Breast size

 

   Small (approximately A-cup)

17 (8%)

   Medium (approximately B-cup)

82 (40%)

   Large (approximately C-cup)

76 (37%)

   Extra-large (approximately D-cup or greater)

29 (14%)

Neoadjuvant therapy

30 (14.7%)

   Neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy

24 (11.8%)

   Neoadjuvant anti-estrogen therapy

6 (2.9%)

  1. BCS, breast-conserving surgery