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Table 2 Patient characteristics and correlation with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in male breast cancer

From: Expression of androgen receptor and prostate-specific antigen in male breast carcinoma

Variable

Value

PSA-positive cases

PSA-negative cases

P

Age (years)

≤ 65

1

7

0.39

 

> 65

4

12

 

Tumor size (cm)

≤ 2

3

6

0.36

 

> 2

3

14

 

LN status

Positive

3

7

0.604

 

Negative

2

7

 

Tumor grade

I

0

3

0.52

 

II and III

6

17

 

Histological type

Ductal

6

19

-

 

Lobular

0

1

 

ER

Positive

4

18

0.164

 

Negative

2

2

 

PR

Positive

2

11

0.35

 

Negative

4

9

 

AR

Positive

4

11

0.61

 

Negative

2

9

 

C-erb-b2

Positive

4

14

0.82

 

Negative

2

6

 

p53

Positive

1

0

0.06

 

Negative

5

20

 
  1. AR, androgen receptor; ER, estrogen receptor; LN, lymph nodes; PR, progesterone receptor.
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Breast Cancer Research

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