Table 11 Potential association of patient and tumor variables with a positive final margin status (i.e., as defined as either having a positive margin, a close margin, or a positive re-resection margin) as determined by univariate and multivariate analyses
Patient and tumor variables | Univariate P-value | Multivariate P-value |
|---|---|---|
Age | 0.601 | NA |
Height | 0.469 | NA |
Weight | 0.977 | NA |
Body mass index | 0.799 | NA |
Race | 0.792 | NA |
Menopausal status | 0.777 | NA |
Breast sidedness | 0.296 | NA |
Breast size | 0.771 | NA |
Neoadjuvant therapy | 0.655 | NA |
Originally palpable mass | 0.647 | NA |
Tumor size | 0.034 | 0.066 |
Tumor location | 0.411 | NA |
Tumor histopathology (invasive lobular carcinoma) | 0.095 | 0.052 |
Histologic grade | 0.727 | NA |
Estrogen receptor positive | 0.541 | NA |
Progesterone receptor positive | 0.132 | NA |
Her 2 Neu positive | 0.473 | NA |
Lymphovascular invasion | 0.374 | NA |
Associated DCIS | 0.032 | 0.015 |
Associated axillary lymph node involvement | 0.182 | NA |
Type of original diagnostic breast biopsy | 0.430 | NA |