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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Full-length cytokeratin-19 is released by human tumor cells: a potential role in metastatic progression of breast cancer

Variable

Patients (n = 45)

Number (%)

Age

 

   <50 years

25 (55.6)

   ≥50 years

20 (44.4)

Tumor status

 

   pT1

9 (20)

   pT2

19 (42.2)

   pT3

5 (11.1)

   pT4

11 (24.5)

   pTx

1 (2.2)

Lymph node status

 

   pN0

4 (8.9)

   pN1

41 (91.1)

Metastasis

 

   M0

20 (44.4)

   M1

25 (55.6)

Grade

 

   1

2 (4.4)

   2

17 (37.8)

   3

23 (51.1)

   Unknown

3 (6.7)

Estrogen-receptor and progesterone status

 

   ER+

25 (56.8)

   ER-

19 (43.2)

   PR+

21 (47.7)

   PR-

23 (52.3)