A Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women: Pathologic Findings and an Analysis of Prognostic Factor.
10.4048/jkbcs.2002.5.1.14
- Author:
Sang Dal LEE
1
;
Jung Han KIM
;
Jung Yoon SONG
;
Seok Jin NAM
;
Jung Hyun YANG
;
Young Hye KO
Author Information
1. MD Clinic.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Premenopausal women
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms*;
Breast*;
Carcinoma, Ductal;
Carcinoma, Lobular;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Prognosis;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of Korean Breast Cancer Society
2002;5(1):14-18
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The relationship between menopausal status at diagnosis and the prognosis in breast carcinoma remains uncertain. However, it is widely considered that breast cancer in young women is more lethal than in older patients. We therefore attempted to determine whether menopausal status could be a useful prognostic factor for breast cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted of premenopausal women who had undergone a definite operation between Jan. 1997 and Dec. 1998 in the Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center. Clinical features, histopathologic findings, and prognostic factors were evaluated and compared with those for the equivalent surgical group of postmenopausal women. RESULTS: There were 207 cases (86.3%) of infiltrating ductal carcinomas, 10 (4.2%) of infiltrating lobular carcinomas, 6 (2.5%) of ductal carcinomas in situ, and 16 (6.7%) of special type cancers which showed good prognosis. There were some differences in these incidences from those of the postmenopausal women, but they were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Tumor size and lymph nodal status showed no difference between the two groups (P=0.288), nor were there any significant differences in terms of TNM stage, ER/PR status, nuclear or histologic grade (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: There were little differences in pathologic and prognostic factors between premenopausal and postme no- pausal breast cancer patients. Premenopausal status and young age did not have poorer prognostic factors and were predicted to have not worse prognosis.
