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. 2013 Jan 8;108(2):285–291. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.557

Table 2. Surgical and pathological outcomes.

  ILC (n=177)
IDC (n=1718)
 
  No. of patients % No. of patients % χ2 P-value
Final surgical outcome
Conservative 33 19 576 34 <0.001
Mastectomy 139 79 1078 63  
No surgery
5
3
64
4
 
Pathological response
No pCR 165 93 1404 82 <0.001
pCR 6 3 246 14  

Abbreviations: IDC=invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC=invasive lobular carcinoma; pCR=pathological complete response.