Table 3 Association of the tumour characteristics with post-menopausal status.
Variables | BCa status | Fisher’s test | |
|---|---|---|---|
35 years and below below | Postmenopausal | P-value | |
n = 31 | n = 109 | ||
Tumor size (cm) (mean ± SD) | 8.76 ± 6.08 | 6.2 ± 3.34 | 0.026 |
Histological type | 0.213 | ||
DCIS | 2 (6.5) | 2 (1.8) | |
Invasive carcinoma | 29 (93.5) | 107 (98.2) | |
Staging | 0.864 | ||
Chest CT and ABD USG | 26 (83.9) | 92 (84.4) | |
Chest Xray and ABD USG | 5 (16.1) | 15 (13.8) | |
Skeletal survey | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | |
Tumor grade | 0.180 | ||
Grade one | 0 (0.0) | 8 (7.34) | |
Grade two | 15 (48.39) | 61 (55.96) | |
Grade three | 16 (51.61) | 40 (36.70) | |
Tumour location | 0.572 | ||
Left | 16 (51.6) | 56 (51.4) | |
Right | 15 (48.4) | 53 (48.6) | |
LVI | 0.531 | ||
No | 1 (3.23) | 2 (1.83) | |
Yes | 30 (96.77) | 107 (98.17) | |
Site of lump | 0.908 | ||
Lower inner quadrant | 1 (3.2) | 5 (4.6) | |
Lower outer quadrant | 1 (3.2) | 10 (9.2) | |
More than one quadrant | 9 (29.1) | 28 (25.6) | |
Upper inner quadrant | 1 (3.2) | 5 (4.6) | |
Outer upper quadrant | 19 (61.3) | 61 (56.0) | |
Skin involvement | 0.376 | ||
No | 17 (54.8) | 54 (49.5) | |
Yes | 14 (45.2) | 55 (50.5) | |
Type of skin involvement | |||
Peau d’orange | 14 (100.0) | 37 (67.3) | 0.026 |
Ulceration | 0 (0.0) | 18 (32.7) | |
