Histopathological characteristics of all cases
| Histological characteristic diagnosis | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Histological grading was applied to the ductal carcinomas only. | |
| Histological diagnosis | |
| Ductal carcinoma | 298 (88.9) |
| Lobular carcinoma | 27 (8.1) |
| Pure mucoid carcinoma | 7 (2.1) |
| Sarcomatoid carcinoma | 3 (0.9) |
| Tumour size | |
| T1 | 215 (64.2) |
| T2 | 79 (23.6) |
| T3 | 10 (3) |
| T4 | 31 (9.2) |
| Histological grading | |
| G1 | 25 (8.4) |
| G2 | 214 (71.8) |
| G3 | 59 (19.8) |
| N status | |
| N (0) | 171 (51) |
| N (+) | 164 (49) |