Table 1. Demographics, clinicopathological features, and imaging findings of the DCIS-only group and the upgraded DCIS with the invasive component group after mastectomy.
Total cases, 143 (100%) | Pure DCIS group, 108 (75.5%) | Upgraded to IC group, 35 (24.4%) | P-value | |
Age category (years) | 0.752 | |||
≤50 | 46 (32.1%) | 36 (33.3%) | 10 (28.6%) | |
>50 | 97 (67.8) | 72 (66.7%) | 25 (71.4%) | |
Ultrasound findings | 0.330 | |||
Calcification | 16 (11.1%) | 11 (10.2%) | 5 (14.3%) | |
Cysts/BBC | 14 (9.7%) | 12 (11.1%) | 2 (5.71%) | |
Mass lesion | 47 (32.8 %) | 32 (29.6%) | 15 (42.9%) | |
Normal | 42 (29.3%) | 31 (28.7%) | 11 (31.4%) | |
Not done | 19 (13.2%) | 17 (15.7%) | 2 (5.71%) | |
Prominent ductal pattern | 5 (3.4%) | 5 (4.63%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Size on the mammogram (mm) | 0.398 | |||
≤20 | 18 (13.9%) | 15 (15.8%) | 3 (8.82%) | |
>20 | 111 (86%) | 80 (84.2%) | 31 (91.2%) | |
Mammogram finding | 0.024 | |||
Asymmetric density | 13 (9%) | 8 (7.41%) | 5 (14.3%) | |
Microcalcification | 121 (84.6%) | 93 (86.1%) | 28 (80.0%) | |
Mass lesion | 2 (1.3%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (5.71%) | |
Normal | 7 (4.8%) | 7 (6.48%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Multifocal | 0.027 | |||
No | 121 (84.6%) | 96 (88.9%) | 25 (71.4%) | |
Yes | 22 (15.3%) | 12 (11.1%) | 10 (28.6%) | |
Presentation | 0.609 | |||
Incidental (symmetrizing breast reduction) | 2 (1.3%) | 2 (1.85%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Screening | 90 (62.9%) | 70 (64.8%) | 20 (57.1%) | |
Symptomatic | 51 (35.6%) | 36 (33.3%) | 15 (42.9%) | |
Nuclear grade | 0.467 | |||
Low-intermediate | 33 (23%) | 27 (25.0%) | 6 (17.1%) | |
High | 110 (76.9%) | 81 (75.0%) | 29 (82.9%) | |
Comedonecrosis | 0.144 | |||
No | 98 (68.5%) | 78 (72.2%) | 20 (57.1%) | |
Yes | 45 (31.4%) | 30 (27.8%) | 15 (42.9%) |