Table 1.
(a) Histological breakdown of the breast samples investigated in this study; and (b) distribution of percent malignancy in malignant samples
| (a) | |
|---|---|
| Type and Sub-type | Number of samples |
| Total Malignant | 37 |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) | 29 |
| Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) | 2 |
| Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) | 2 |
| Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)-* | 2 |
| Infiltrating tubulolobular | 2 |
| Total Non-malignant | 46 |
| Benign | 2 |
| Fibro glandular | 6 |
| Adipose | 38 |
| Total samples | 83 |
| (b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant samples | Percent malignancy |
|||
| 0~25% | 25~50% | 50~75% | 75~100% | |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) | 2 | |||
| Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Infiltrating tubulolobular | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 |