Clinicopathological characteristics of patients
| Total Number of Patients | |
|---|---|
| n = 162 | |
| Median age (years) | Range |
| 54 | 27–78 |
| Tumor size | n |
| Tx | 1 |
| T1 | 70 |
| T2 | 81 |
| T3 | 10 |
| LN status | n |
| N0 | 64 |
| N1 | 56 |
| N2 | 32 |
| N3 | 10 |
| AJCC stage (TNM) | n |
| I | 45 |
| IIA | 38 |
| IIB | 34 |
| IIIA | 34 |
| IIIB | Xa |
| IIIC | 11 |
| Grade | n |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 86 |
| 3 | 72 |
| Hormone receptor | n |
| positive | 127 |
| negative | 35 |
| HER-2/neu | n |
| positive | 41 |
| negative | 121 |
aStage IIIB patients were not eligible