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Table 2 Characteristics of breast cancer (BC) patients and healthy controls

From: Feasibility of urinary microRNA detection in breast cancer patients and its potential as an innovative non-invasive biomarker

 

BC patients

healthy controls

p value

N

24

24

 

Median age, y

54

52

0.070

Histology

   

Invasive ductal

22

  

Invasive lobular

2

  

Tumor stage

   

pT1

13

  

pT2

8

  

pT3

3

  

Nodal status

   

pN0

15

  

pN1

5

  

pN2

4

  

Grading

   

G1

2

  

G2

13

  

G3

9

  

Hormone receptor status

   

ER positive

22

  

PR positive

20

  

HER2neu status

   

Positive

2

  

Mastectomy

   

Yes

4

  

No

20

  
  1. Relevant characteristics of 24 BC patients and 24 healthy controls are demonstrated.