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Table 3 Clinical staging and TNM classification at the diagnosis in 200 Libyan breast cancer patients 2008-2009

From: Diagnosis delay in Libyan female breast cancer

Tumour characteristics

Number of patients

Percent (%)

Clinical stage

Stage 1

18

9.0

 

Stage 2

51

25.5

 

Stage 3

108

54.0

 

Stage 4

23

11.5

Clinical stage

Early stages (1 and 2)

69

34.5

 

Late stages (3 and 4)

131

65.5

T

T 1

25

12.5

 

T 2

54

27.0

 

T 3

78

39.0

 

T 4

43

21.5

N

N 0

50

25.0

 

N 1

76

38.0

 

N 2

58

29.0

 

N 3

16

8.0

M

M 0

177

88.5

 

M 1

23

11.5