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Table 1 Patients’ clinical and pathological features

From: De-escalation of axillary surgery in early breast cancer: translating ACOSOG Z0011 study into clinical practice for breast-conserving surgery patients with positive sentinel lymph node biopsy

Clinicopathological Variables

Z0011 group n = 67 (%)

Z0011-eligible group n = 126 (%)

Age(years)

  

 < 50

 ≥ 50

20(29.9)

47(70.1)

37 (29.4)

89 (70.6)

T-stage

  

 T1

 T2

25 (37.3)

42 (62.7)

43 (34.1)

83 (65.9)

Tumor localization

  

 Upper Outer Quadrant

 Upper Inner Quadrant

 Lower Inner Quadrant

 Lower Outer Quadrant

 Central

33 (49.3)

18 (26.9)

4 (6.0)

5 (7.5)

8 (11.9)

59 (46.8)

25 (19.8)

14 (11.1)

17 (13.5)

11 (8.7)

Histopathological outcome

  

 NST

 Lobular

 Others

59 (88)

4 (6)

4 (6)

97 (77)

12 (9.5)

17 (13.5)

Grade

  

 Grade 3

 Grades 1 and 2

30 (44.8)

37 (55.2)

65 (51.6)

61 (48.4)

Hormone receptor

  

 Negative

 Positive

7 (10.4)

60 (89.6)

13 (10.3)

113 (89.7)

ER

  

 Negative

 Positive

7 (10.4)

60 (89.6)

13 (10.3)

113 (89.7)

PR

  

 Negative

 Positive

8 (11.9)

59 (88.1)

16 (12.7)

110 (87.3)

Ki-67 (mean)

35.34 ± 20.13

36.73 ± 22.44

Ki-67

  

 ≤ 14

 > 14

5 (7.5)

62 (92.5)

14 (11.2)

111 (88.8)

HER-2 status

  

 Negative

 Positive

60 (89.6)

7 (10.4)

107 (84.9)

19 (15.1)

Presence of perineural invasion

  

 No

 Yes

56 (83.6)

11 (16.4)

94 (74.6)

32 (25.4)

Presence of lymphovascular invasion

  

 No

 Yes

46 (68.7)

21 (31.3)

80 (63.5)

46 (36.5)

Localization

  

 unifocal

 multifocal

65 (97)

2 (3)

118 (93.7)

8 (6.3)

Adjuvant chemotherapy

  

 No

 Yes

2 (3)

65 (97)

3 (2)

123 (98)

Adjuvant endocrine therapy

  

 No

 Yes

9 (13)

58 (87)

15 (12)

111 (88)

RT Localization

  

 Whole-Breast Alone

 Level I/II

 Nodal Radiotherapy

5 (7.5)

8 (11.9)

54 (80.6)

15 (11.9)

26 (20.6)

85 (67.5)

Radiotherapy

  

 No

 Yes

0

67 (100)

0

126 (100)