Research Article

Blood and Tissue Enzymatic Activities of GDH and LDH, Index of Glutathione, and Oxidative Stress among Breast Cancer Patients Attending Referral Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Hospital-Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Descriptive analysis of clinical and pathological profiles of breast cancer (BCA) patients attending referral hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015–2017.

Clinicopathological profile of BCA ()N (%)

Family history of BCAYes7 (25.9)
No20 (74.1)

Location of breast cancerRight breast17 (63)
Left breast10 (37)

Tumor sizepT1 (0.1–2 cm)9 (33.3)
pT2 (2–5 cm)8 (29.6)
pT3 (>5 cm)3 (11.1)
pT4 (extension to the chest wall/skin)7 (25.9)

Nodal statuspN010 (37.0)
pN112 (44.4)
pN23 (11.1)
pN32 (7.4)

MetastasisMx2 (7.4)
M023 (85.2)
M12 (7.4)

Stage of BCA05 (18.5)
I4 (14.8)
II7 (25.9)
III8 (29.6)
IV3 (11.1)

GradingLow grade (well differentiated)9 (33.3)
Intermediate grade (moderately–differentiated)10 (37.1)
High grade (poorly–differentiated)8 (29.6)

Histology of cancerInvasive ductal carcinoma11 (40.7)
Invasive lobular carcinoma5 (18.5)
Ductal carcinoma in situ8 (29.6)
Lobular carcinoma in situ3 (11.1)