Research Article

Correlation Analysis of Pathological Features and Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer

Table 4

Comparison of pathological features between two groups [cases, (%)].

IndexALNM group ( =40)NALNM group ( =82) value

HER-2 (, %)2.3250.508
 (-)6 (15.00%)16 (19.51%)
 (1+)7 (17.50%)21 (25.61%)
 (2+)19 (47.50%)35 (42.68%)
 (3+)8 (20.00%)10 (12.20%)
Ki-67 (, %)0.8220.365
 Positive34 (85.00%)64 (78.05%)
 Negative6 (15.00%)18 (21.95%)
ER (, %)1.0690.301
 Positive30 (75.00%)68 (82.93%)
 Negative10 (25.00%)14 (17.07%)
PR (, %)0.4670.494
 Positive32 (80.00%)61 (74.39%)
 Negative
Supraclavicular LNM (, %)1 (2.50%)0 (0.00%)0.1360.713
Invade the skin or chest wall (, %)1 (2.50%)1 (1.22%)0.0560.813
Pathological types (, %)0.8800.348
 Special type5 (12.50%)6 (7.32%)
 Non-special type35 (87.50%)76 (92.68%)
LVI (, %)15 (37.50%)5 (6.10%)19.3430.000

ALNM: axillary lymph node metastasis; NALNM: non-axillary lymph node metastasis; HER-2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progestogen receptor; LNM: lymph node metastasis; LVI: lymphovascular invasion.