Table 2

Her-2 negative and ER positive compared to Her-2 positive and ER negative breast carcinoma cases

Her-2 negative and ER positive

Her-2 positive and ER negative

P value


No. of patients

35

18

-

Mean age (years)

54.88

41.2

0.0003

Mean tumor size (cm)

3.6

4.9

0.088

No. of patients without axillary node dissection

21

8

0.002

No. of patients who underwent axillary nodes dissection

14

23

No. of patients with up to 3 lymph node metastases

8

11

0.48

No. of patients with more than 3 lymph node metastases

6

12


Almasri and Hamad Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R598   doi:10.1186/bcr1200

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