Table 2 Tumor characteristics by nuclear grade (n=50)

From: Invasive lobular carcinoma: to grade or not to grade

ILC (n=50)

Nuclear grade I

Nuclear grade II

Nuclear grade III

Significance test

Number

10

34

6

 

Age (median) (years)

61

65

64.5

0.99

Size (median) (cm)

1.15

2.55

2.60

0.12

AJCC T (median)

T1c

T2

T2

0.31

LN positivity (%)

29

38

60

0.37

Stage (median)

I

IIA

IIA

0.28

Number of positive lymph nodes (median)

0

0

3

0.35

AJCC N (median)

N0

N0

N0

0.25

  1. ILC: invasive lobular carcinoma; AJCC T: American Joint Committee on Cancer Tumor Stage; LN: lymph node; AJCC N: American Joint Committee on Cancer Nodal Stage.
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