Table 2 Characteristics of stage I, II and III breast cancer patients whose initial surgery was BCS and underwent re-excision
| Â | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Re-excision Surgery N (%)a | Total | Re-excision Surgery N (%)a | Total | Re-excision Surgery N (%)a | Total |
Total Patients | 556 (16) | 3476 | 428 (23) | 1840 | 103 (30) | 343 |
Age at Diagnosis | ||||||
  < 50 | 176 (21) | 820 | 145 (23) | 623 | 42 (34) | 125 |
 50-59 | 166 (16) | 1031 | 133 (25) | 535 | 35 (32) | 110 |
 60-69 | 118 (14) | 862 | 95 (24) | 391 | 16 (25) | 64 |
 70-79 | 79 (14) | 582 | 39 (20) | 194 | 8 (28) | 29 |
 80+ | 17 (9) | 181 | 16 (16) | 97 | 2 (13) | 15 |
Geography of Surgery | ||||||
 Calgary | 184 (13) | 1409 | 143 (18) | 765 | 33 (24) | 140 |
 Edmonton | 269 (17) | 1583 | 188 (24) | 775 | 44 (31) | 142 |
 Central | 35 (22) | 156 | 26 (29) | 91 | 8 (57) | 14 |
 South | 43 (18) | 237 | 38 (29) | 132 | 11 (35) | 31 |
 North | 25 (27) | 91 | 33 (43) | 77 | 7 (44) | 16 |
Surgeon Volume | ||||||
 Very High (60+) | 271 (15) | 1761 | 189 (21) | 888 | 41 (25) | 165 |
 High (20-59) | 201 (16) | 1265 | 167 (23) | 723 | 39 (33) | 119 |
 Medium (13-19) | 59 (20) | 301 | 44 (31) | 144 | 19 (49) | 39 |
 Low (5-12) | 21 (19) | 113 | 21 (33) | 63 | 2 (13) | 16 |
 Very Low (< 5) | 4 (10) | 36 | 7 (32) | 22 | 2 (50) | 4 |
Year of Diagnosis | ||||||
 2002-2005 | 253 (16) | 1632 | 202 (25) | 802 | 48 (32) | 152 |
 2006-2009 | 303 (16) | 1844 | 226 (22) | 1038 | 55 (29) | 191 |
Tumor Size | ||||||
 T0 | – | – | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 (50) | 2 |
 T1 | 556 (16) | 3476 | 154 (23) | 660 | 21 (18) | 118 |
 T2 | – | – | 258 (22) | 1147 | 49 (31) | 157 |
 T3 | – | – | 16 (50) | 32 | 27 (60) | 45 |
 T4 | – | – | – | – | 5 (24) | 21 |
Nodal Status | ||||||
 N0 | 556 (16) | 3476 | 158 (20) | 780 | 2 (18) | 11 |
 N1 | – | – | 270 (25) | 1060 | 14 (48) | 29 |
 N2 | – | – | – | – | 56 (26) | 215 |
 N3 | – | – | – | – | 31 (35) | 88 |