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Table 1 The clinico-pathological characteristics of patients with primary operable invasive ductal breast cancer (n = 384)

From: The relationship between lymphovascular invasion and angiogenesis, hormone receptors, cell proliferation and survival in patients with primary operable invasive ductal breast cancer

Clinico-pathological characteristics

Patients (n)

Age (≤50/>50 years)

107 (28%)/277 (72%)

Size (≤20/21-50/≥50 mm)

218 (57%)/154 (40%)/11 (3%)

Grade (I/II/III)

70 (18%)/157 (41%)/157 (41%)

Involved lymph node (0/1-3/>3)

205 (53%)/108 (28%)/66 (17%)

Oestrogen -receptor status (ER-/ER+)

124 (32%)/237 (62%)

Progesterone -receptor status (PR-/PR+)

193 (50%)/170 (44%)

HER-2 status (HER-2 -/HER-2+)

299 (78%)/65 (17%)

Ki-67 status (Low Ki-67/High Ki-67)

272 (71%)/92 (24%)

LVI (Absent/Present)

234 (61%)/150 (39%)

MVD (CD34+) (tertiles 1, 2, 3)

137 (36%)/126 (33%)/106 (28%)

Loco-regional treatment (Lumpectomy + radiotherapy/mastectomy + radiotherapy)

142 (37%)/242 (63%)

Systemic treatment (ER-based treatment) (hormonal/hormonal + chemotherapy/chemotherapy/none)

192 (50%)/86 (22%)/80 (21%)/22 (6%)