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Table 1 Main patients characteristics

From: Prone versus supine position for adjuvant breast radiotherapy: a prospective study in patients with pendulous breasts

Characteristics

Parameters

Values

Age

Mean

54.9

Median

55

Range

30-74

Karnofsky Performance Status

Median

90

Range

80–100

Body Mass Index

Mean

24.3

Median

24

Range

20-32

Breast Side

Right

24 (58.5%)

Left

17 (41.5%)

Pathological Tumor Stage

Tis

2 (4.9%)

T1

29 (70.7%)

T2

10 (24.4%)

Pathological Nodal Stage

N0

28 (68.3%)

N1

13 (31.7%)

Surgery

Conservative surgery + biopsy of sentinel node

28 (68.3%)

Conservative surgery + axillary node dissection

13 (31.7%)

Histology

Ductal infiltring carcinoma

31 (75.6%)

Lobular infiltring carcinoma

5 (12.2%)

Mixed carcinoma

3 (7.3%)

In-situ ductal carcinoma

2 (4.9%)

Estrogen/Progesteron Receptors

Positive

27 (65.9%)

Negative

14 (34.1%)

Anti-Hormone Therapy

Yes

19 (46.3%)

No

22 (53.7%)

Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Yes

10 (24.4%)

No

31 (75.6%)

Optimal Position

Prone

29 (70.7%)

Supine

12 (29.3%)