Research Article

The Impact of Race in Male Breast Cancer Treatment and Outcome in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis of 4,279 Patients

Table 2

Primary treatment by stage and race.

StageTotalWhiteBlackHispanicAsianChi-square value

0 = 0.357
 None37 (8.5%)25 (7.7%)4 (6.9%)4 (11.4%)4 (21.1%)
 RT alone2 (0.5%)2 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Partial mast.112 (25.7%)73 (22.6%)19 (32.8%)13 (37.1%)7 (36.8%)
 Nipple-sparing mast.8 (1.8%)6 (1.9%)2 (3.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Simple mast.201 (46.2%)158 (48.9%)22 (37.9%)14 (40.0%)7 (36.8%)
 Modified rad. mast.75 (17.2%)59 (18.3%)11 (19.0%)4 (11.4%)1 (5.3%)
 Rad. mast.0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
I = 0.886
 None22 (1.7%)17 (1.7%)2 (1.4%)2 (2.7%)1 (1.4%)
 Primary RT4 (0.3%)4 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Partial mast.200 (15.3%)150 (14.7%)21 (14.8%)18 (24.0%)11 (15.1%)
 Nipple-sparing mast.8 (0.6%)5 (0.5%)2 (1.4%)1 (1.3%)0 (0.0%)
 Simple mast.366 (28.0%)285 (28.0%)43 (30.3%)16 (21.3%)22 (30.1%)
 Modified rad. mast.700 (53.6%)550 (54.1%)73 (51.4%)38 (50.7%)39 (53.4%)
 Rad. mast.7 (0.5%)6 (0.6%)1 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
II = 0.226
 None21 (1.3%)12 (1.0%)7 (3.5%)0 (0.0%)2 (2.5%)
 Primary RT7 (0.4%)5 (0.4%)1 (0.5%)1 (1.2%)0 (0.0%)
 Partial mast.149 (9.2%)112 (9.0%)18 (9.0%)8 (9.5%)11 (13.6%)
 Nipple-sparing mast.5 (0.3%)5 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Simple mast.355 (22.0%)286 (22.9%)38 (19.1%)16 (19.0%)15 (18.5%)
 Modified rad. mast.1,060 (65.6%)819 (65.5%)130 (65.3%)58 (69.0%)53 (65.4%)
 Rad. mast.18 (1.1%)12 (1.0%)5 (2.5%)1 (1.2%)0 (0.0%)
III = 0.402
 None26 (3.9%)14 (2.8%)9 (8.7%)1 (2.6%)2 (6.7%)
 Primary RT3 (0.5%)3 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Partial mast.26 (3.9%)20 (4.1%)3 (2.9%)2 (5.1%)1 (3.3%)
 Nipple-sparing mast.1 (0.2%)0 (0.0%)1 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Simple mast.75 (11.3%)56 (11.4%)9 (8.7%)5 (12.8%)5 (16.7%)
 Modified rad. mast.521 (78.3%)390 (79.1%)78 (75.7%)31 (79.5%)22 (73.3%)
 Rad. mast.13 (2.0%)10 (2.0%)3 (2.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
IV = 0.116
 None60 (26.3%)33 (21.0%)15 (30.6%)6 (46.2%)6 (66.7%)
 Primary RT43 (18.9%)29 (18.5%)11 (22.4%)3 (23.1%)0 (0.0%)
 Partial mast.24 (10.5%)17 (10.8%)7 (14.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Nipple-sparing mast.0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
 Simple mast.30 (13.2%)24 (15.3%)4 (8.2%)0 (0.0%)2 (22.2%)
 Modified rad. mast.68 (29.8%)51 (32.5%)12 (24.5%)4 (30.8%)1 (11.1%)
 Rad. mast.3 (1.3%)3 (1.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Mast = mastectomy; RT = radiotherapy.