Most important prognostic factor for carcinoma breast?: (A) HER2/Neu, (B) Histology grade, (C) Axillary lymph node status, (D) Elston score
Answer is C. Ans- C Axillary lymph node status Most important prognostic factor in carcinoma breast is axillary lymph node status, whereas in metastatic breast cancer it is hormonal status(ER/PR/HER2NEU) . Importance of prognostic factors for carcinoma breast- LN Status>tumor size>grade