[Table/Fig-2]:
Clinicopathological features of triple negative breast carcinomas.
| Parameters(N=number of cases) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Age(N=52) | 46±12 years |
| Size(N=33) | 4.3±2.56cm |
| Staging(N=47) I II III IV |
9 38 38 15 |
| WHO subtype(N=52) Invasive ductal carcinoma Other subtypes |
96 4 |
| Histologic grading(N=49) Grade II Grade III |
43 57 |
| Tumour borders (N=45) Pushing Pushing and infiltrative Infiltrative |
38 31 31 |
| Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes(N=52) Absent Mild Moderate Marked |
2 54 33 11 |
| Shape of cells(N=52) Polygonal Spindle |
98 2 |
| Type of chromatin(N=52) Hyperchromatic Vesicular Hyperchromatic and vesicular |
37 28 35 |
| Nucleoli(N=52) Inconspicuous Present, but not prominent Prominent |
8 35 57 |
| Amount of cytoplasm(N=52) Moderate Abundant |
87 13 |
| Nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio(N=52) Low High |
2 98 |
| Amount of intratumoural stroma(N=52) Scant Mild Moderate Abundant |
44 25 27 4 |
| Necrosis and central acellular sclerosis (N=52) Necrosis Absent Present Central geographic necrosis(N=52) Absent Present |
96 4 98 |
| Central acellular sclerosis without necrosis (N=52) Absent Present |
2 88 12 |
| Squamous metaplasia(N=52) Absent Present |
94 6 |
| Other Metaplasia(N=1) | 2 |
| Ductal carcinoma in situ(N=52) Absent Present |
67 33 |
| Lymphovascular invasion(N=52) Absent Present |
31 69 |
| Ishikawa subtypes Type A(Atypical medullary carcinoma) Type B (Carcinoma with central acellular zone) Type C (other invasive ductal carcinoma) Type D (Special types) |
15 14 67 4 |