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. 2012 Aug 1;5(4):238–246. doi: 10.1593/tlo.11346

Table 2.

Patients' Pathologic Response Results.

Patient No. Pathologic Tumor Dimensions (AP x ML x SI) Notes Pathologic Response
1 1.8 x 4 x 4.5 Some response; very high nuclear grade with bizarre nuclei Poor
2 N/A Clinically good response with change in chemotherapy Initially poor then good
3 5.2 x 7 x 1.8 Large volume of tumor remaining Poor
4 1 x 1 x 0.7 Very small volume of tumor remaining Good
5 4.5 x 4 x 9 Large volume of residual invasive duct carcinoma Poor
6 2 x 7 x 3 Scattered foci of invasion; minimal tumor cellularity Good
7 8.9 x 7.7 x 3 High tumor cellularity Poor
8 2.5 x 4.8 x 3.6 Numerous small foci of invasive disease Good
9 2 x 6 x 3 Very small nests of cells remaining Good
10 1 x 0.9 x 0.7 Small volume of low-grade invasive duct carcinoma remaining Good
11 1.7 x 6 x 4.5 Rare groups of invasive cells remaining Good
12 0.2 x 0.2 Probable or definite response to presurgical therapy Good
13 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.3 Negligible invasive tumor remaining Good
14 2 x 2.9 x 1.5 and 2 x 1.1 x 1 Multifocal invasive duct carcinoma Poor
15 8 x 7.5 x 6 Large volume of low-grade invasive duct carcinoma remaining Poor

Notes were taken from pathology reports.