Table 1 Clinicopathologic variables for the breast cancer patient cohort (n = 1009)
From: ALK alteration is a frequent event in aggressive breast cancers
Age | Â |
|---|---|
 Median | 46.0 |
 Range (IQR)^ | 39.0–54.0 |
Histologic type | Â |
 Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 918 (91.0) |
 Infiltrating lobular carcinoma | 46 (4.6) |
 Mucinous carcinoma | 16 (1.6) |
 Other subtype carcinoma | 29 (2.9) |
Histologic grade | Â |
 Well differentiated | 73 (7.2) |
 Moderately differentiated | 484 (48.0) |
 Poorly differentiated | 397 (39.3) |
 Unknown | 55 (5.5) |
Lymph node status | Â |
 Positive | 627 (62.1) |
 Negative | 306(30.3) |
 Unknown | 76(7.5) |
TNM stage | Â |
 I | 76 (7.5) |
 II | 378 (37.7) |
 III | 314 (30.8) |
 IV | 91 (9.1) |
 Unknown | 150 (14.9) |