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Table 3 Significant prognostic factors for breast cancer specific survival in univariate analysis

From: “Clinical significance of multifocal and multicentric breast cancers and choice of surgical treatment: a retrospective study on a series of 1158 cases”

  

num.

5 yr BCSS* (%)

10 yr BCSS* (%)

p

Age

≤40

49

80.7

67.9

0.009

 

>40

1109

90.1

80.3

 

multifocal/multicentric breast cancer

No

967

91.7

82.7

<0.001

 

Yes

191

79.4

72.5

 

Tumor size

1a (0.1 – 0.5 cm)

53

100

83.3

<0.001

 

1b (0.6 – 1 cm)

200

97.3

91.5

 
 

1c (1.1 – 2 cm)

484

92.3

83.9

 
 

2 (2.1 – 5 cm)

325

87.7

74.1

 
 

3 (>5 cm)

96

62.4

39.8

 

pN

0

699

95.6

89.1

<0.001

 

1 a

240

92.8

81.1

 
 

2 a

132

81

65.6

 
 

3 a

87

53

31.4

 

Tumor Grade

G1

215

92

87

0.02

 

G2

653

90.3

81.1

 
 

G3

290

86.5

67.5

 

Lymphovascular invasion

Absent

746

93.4

84.1

0.001

 

Present

357

81.6

69.7

 

Estrogen receptors

positive

356

93.3

82

<0.001

 

negative

716

82.3

74.2

 

Mib-1

<15%

506

95.8

86.7

<0.001

 

>15%

559

88.3

69.9

 
  1. *BCSS – breast cancer specific survival.