[Table/Fig-5]:
Comparison of clinico-pathological features in basal and non basal TNBC.
| Parameters | Basal Number of cases (%) |
Non-basal Number of cases (%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age: Mean(SD) | 47.29(46.17) | 12.21 (10.21) | 0.78 |
| Age < 40 years > 40 years |
8(24) 26(76) |
2(17) 10(83) |
0.93 |
| Family history Present |
3(12) | --- | 0.81 |
| Size <1cm 1-2cm >2cm |
--- 14(52) 13(48) |
2(25) 4(50) 2(25) |
0.023 |
| Lymph node involvement | 28(80) | 9(75) | 0.644 |
| Tubules No tubules <10% 10-75% >75% |
7(20) 23(66) 5(14) --- |
5(42) 5(42) 2(16) --- |
0.28 |
| Nuclear pleomorphism Moderate Marked |
28(80) 7(20) |
11(92) 1(8) |
0.63 |
| Shape of cells Polygonal Spindle |
34(97) 1(3) |
12(100) --- |
1.00 |
| Chromatin Hyperchromatic Vesicular Hyperchromatic and vesicular |
12(34) 10(29) 13(37) |
4(33) 4(33) 4(33) |
0.95 |
| Nucleoli Inconspicuous/absent Present Prominent |
2(6) 11(31) 22(63) |
1(8) 4(34) 7(58) |
0.93 |
| Cytoplasmic amount Moderate Abundant |
33(94) 2(6) |
8(67) 4(33) |
0.04 |
| Mitotic rate <10 10-40 >40 |
6(17) 18(51) 11(32) |
5(42) 7(58) --- |
0.09 |
| Squamous metaplasia Present |
3(8.5) |
--- |
0.72 |
| Other metaplasias Present |
1(3) | --- | 1.00 |
| Necrosis Present |
28(80) | 6(50) | 0.10 |
| Central acellular sclerosis Present |
5(14) | 1(8) | 0.97 |
| DCIS Present |
13(37) | 3(25) | 0.68 |
| Lymphocytic infiltrate Absent Mild Moderate Marked |
--- 20(57) 11(31) 4(12) |
1(8) 6(50) 3(25) 2(17) |
0.35 |
| Lymphovascular invasion Present |
25(71) | 9(75) | 1.00 |
| WHO subtype Invasive ductal carcinoma Others |
33(94) 2(6) |
11(92) 1(8) |
1.00 |
| Histological grade Grade II Grade III |
16(46) 19(54) |
5(50) 5(50) |
0.55 |
| Ishikawa subtypes Type A Type B Type C Type D |
6(17) 6(17) 22(63) 1(3) |
1(8) 1(8) 9(76) 1(8) |
0.62 |