| Patients characteristic | Neoadjuvant followed by surgery | Primary surgery |
| Number Age (median) | 42 48 | 70 46 |
| Menopause: Premenop Postmenop |
24 18 |
46 70 |
| Tumour status: T2 T3 T4 Tx |
30 12 |
12 34 20 4 |
| Nodal status: N1 N2 Nx |
36 6 |
38 24 8 |
| Surgical procedures: Mod. Rad. Mas. Conservative surgery |
20 22 |
62 8 |