Research Article

Significance of Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor Expression in Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma

Table 1

Clinicopathological parameters of population under study.

Clinicopathological parametersValues

Age (years); Mean ± SD52.18 ± 12.19
Age groups
 ≤35 years, n (%)16 (11.4)
 36–50 years, n (%)52 (37.1)
 >50 years, n (%)72 (51.4)
 Follow up duration (months); Mean ± SD4.14 ± 1.88
Tumor laterality
 Right breast, n (%)78 (55.7)
 Left breast, n (%)62 (44.3)
Type of biopsy
 Trucut, n (%)48 (34.3)
 Modified radical mastectomy, n (%)40 (28.6)
 Breast conversion surgery, n (%)22 (15.7)
 Simple mastectomy, n (%)30 (21.4)
 Tumor size (cm), n = 92; Mean ± SD5.99 ± 3.44
Tumor (T) stage, n = 92
 T1, n (%)12 (13)
 T2, n (%)34 (37)
 T3, n (%)46 (50)
Tumor grade
 Grade 2, n (%)34 (24.3)
 Grade 3, n (%)106 (75.7)
Squamous differentiation
 Present, n (%)96 (68.6)
 Absent, n (%)44 (31.4)
Chondroid differentiation
 Present, n (%)8 (5.7)
 Absent, n (%)132 (94.3)
Spindle cell differentiation
 Present, n (%)16 (11.4)
 Absent, n (%)124 (88.6)
Nodal (N) stage, n = 92
 N0, n (%)52 (56.5)
 N1, n (%)18 (19.6)
 N2, n (%)9 (9.8)
 N3, n (%)13 (14.1)
Recurrence
 Yes, n (%)44 (31.4)
 No, n (%)96 (68.6)
Survival status
 Alive, n (%)100 (71.4)
 Expired, n (%)40 (28.6)
ER/PR
 Positive, n (%)46 (32.9)
HER2/neu
 Positive, n (%)32 (22.9)
 Negative, n (%)108 (77.1)

SD: standard deviation; T: tumor; N: nodal; ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor.