Table 1 Clinicopathological features of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), non-IBC breast cancer patients and controls

Age range

34-70

29-78

21-80

Mean age

49.0

50.2

45.5

Menopausal status

Pre-menopausal

10

50%

10

50%

10

50%

Post-menopausal

10

50%

10

50%

10

50%

Histological grade

I

0

0%

0

0%

II

9

45%

7

35%

III

11

55%

13

65%

Node status

N0

2

10%

7

35%

N1

16

0%

13

65%

N2

2

10%

0

0%

N3

0

80%

0

0%

Tumor

T1

0

0%

0

0%

T2

0

0%

6

30%

T3

0

0%

13

65%

T4

20

100%

1

5%

Metastasis

M0

14

70%

4

20%

M1

0

0%

2

10%

Unknown

6

30%

14

70%

ER status

Positive

3

15%

11

55%

Negative

17

85%

9

45%

PR status

Positive

4

20%

11

55%

Negative

16

80%

9

45%

HER2 status

Positive

13

65%

13

65%

Negative

7

35%

7

35%