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Table 1 Clinico-pathological parameters of the breast cancer patients. pT: primary tumor; pN: primary node

From: A novel culture method that sustains ERα signaling in human breast cancer tissue microstructures

Clinico-pathological parameters

(n)

Female tumor samples

63

Mean age at diagnosis

62 (42–89)

Hormone receptors

(n)

Percentage of tumors

 ERα status

59

94

 PR status

51

81

 HER2 status

11

17

 Triple negative status

1

2

Histological subtype

(n)

Percentage of tumors

 Invasive breast carcinoma of no-special type (NST)

51

81

 Lobular

10

16

 Mucinous

2

3

Tumor grade

(n)

Percentage of tumors

 1

2

3

 2

50

79

 3

9

14

 Not defined

2

3

Tumor size

(n)

Percentage of tumors

 pT1

38

60

 pT2

22

35

 pT3

3

5

Lymph node involvement status

(n)

Percentage of tumors

 pN0

41

65

 pN1

21

33

 pN2

1

2