Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 131 patients
From: Computed tomography Hounsfield units can predict breast cancer metastasis to axillary lymph nodes
Variable | |
|---|---|
Age in years, average (range) | 58.3 (21–95) |
Menopause | |
Pre | 41 (31.3%) |
Post | 90 (68.7%) |
Pathological T stage | |
T1mic | 1 (0.8%) |
T1a | 11 (8.4%) |
T1b | 21 (16.0%) |
T1c | 41 (31.3%) |
T2 | 32 (24.5%) |
T3 | 7 (5.3%) |
T4 | 18 (13.7%) |
Procedure | |
Total mastectomy | 74 (56.5%) |
Partial mastectomy | 57 (43.5%) |
Lymph node dissection | |
SNB* without axillary lymphadenectomy | 42 (32.1%) |
SNB* with axillary lymphadenectomy | 9 (6.9%) |
Axillary lymphadenectomy | 80 (61.0%) |
Lymph node metastasis | |
Positive | 49 (37.4%) |
Negative | 82 (62.6%) |