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. 2013 Jan 18;3(1):70–95.

Table 1.

Morphologic Features, Architectural features and background stroma

Pathologic Features Number of cases with feature
Glandular pattern
-Present 42
-Predominant 15
-Significant 12
-Minor 15
-Absent 8

Papillae
-Present 36
-Predominant 14
-Significant 8
-Minor 14
-Absent 14
Small rounded papillae present 26
-Predominant/Significant proportion of papillae 23
-Minor proportion of papillae 3
-with stromal hyalinization 18
-without stromal hyalinization 8
Papillary pattern NOS (other than small rounded papillae) are present 35

Solid Pattern
-Present 27
-Predominant 9
-Significant 7
-Minor 11
-Absent 23

Cystic Pattern
-Present 16
-Predominant 2
-Significant 3
-Minor 11
-Absent 34

Frequency of Architectural Patterns and Pattern Combinations
Exclusively papillary pattern 3
Exclusively solid pattern 1
Exclusively glandular pattern 2
Exclusively cystic pattern 0
Glandular and papillary patterns only 7
Glandular and papillary and solid patterns only 12
Glandular and papillary and solid and cystic patterns only 3
Glandular and papillary and cystic patterns only 7
Glandular and solid patterns only 5
Glandular and cystic patterns only 4
Papillary and solid patterns only 4
Papillary and cystic patterns only 0
Solid and cystic patterns only 0
Papillary and Solid and cystic patterns only 0
Glandular and solid and cystic patterns present 2

Background stromal inflammation
-Diffuse 9
-Sporadic or focal 12
-Absent 29

Background stromal Hyalinization
-Diffuse 3
-Sporadic or focal 12
-Absent 35

Background stromal myxoid change
-Diffuse 3
-Sporadic or focal 3
-Absent 44