Most important prognostic factor for carcinoma breast is

Spread to axillary nodes is the most important prognostic indicator.  Other prognostic factors are Age: Younger the age worse the prognosis.  Sex: Carcinoma male breast has got worse prognosis compared to the female breast. Because of early spread in carcinoma male breast. Stage I and II have got a better prognosis.  Atrophic scirrhous has got the best prognosis. Medullary carcinoma has got better prognosis than scirrhous carcinoma because of lymphocytic infiltration. Invasive carcinoma has got a worse prognosis.  Inflammatory carcinoma breast has the worst prognosis.