Table 4 Prognostic value of multifocal and multicentric breast cancers according to tumor size and nodal status
5 year BCSS* | 10 year BCSS* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multifocal/multicentric | Unicentric | Multifocal/multicentric | Unicentric | |||
Tumor size | 1a (0.1 - 05 cm) | 100 | 100 | 80 | 100 | p < 0.001 |
1b (0.6 – 1 cm) | 86.9 | 97.6 | 74.5 | 87.5 | ||
1c (1.1 - 2 cm) | 84 | 93.7 | 73.3 | 84.6 | ||
2 (2.1 - 5 cm) | 77.2 | 87.1 | 67.7 | 75.5 | ||
3 (>5 cm) | 63.5 | 71.7 | 48.4 | 58.7 | ||
Nodal status | pN0 | 90.7 | 96 | 74.9 | 89.4 | p 0.02 |
pN1 | 88.2 | 93.9 | 71.3 | 83 | ||
pN2 | 70.7 | 80.3 | 62.9 | 66.8 | ||
pN3 | 42 | 53.5 | 18.7 | 32.9 | ||