A comparative study between Ki67 positive versus Ki67 negative females with breast cancer: Cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prognosis of breast cancer depends on several clinical and pathological parameters most importantly the clinical stage, other factors predicting the outcome are hormone receptors like estrogen and progesterone receptors. Expression of Ki67 also have been shown to affect the outcome.

Patients and methods

This retrospective study included 278 female patients diagnosed and operated for breast cancer. Patients were grouped into 2 groups according to the expression of Ki67 to those with positive and those with negative expression. Both groups were compared for differences.

Results

The mean age was 48.61 years and the right breast was the commonest affected side, the mean tumor size was 34 mm, 70% had axillary LN involvement, 50% had intermediate tumor grad

SUBMITTER: Bahaddin MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7645320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature