Table 2. Clinicopathological and radiological variables correlation with upgrade for all 63 cases.
| Upgrade | ||
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Yes (n = 15) | No (n = 48) | |
| Age (mean and range) | ||
| 52 (38,79) years | 52 (41,72) years | 52 (38,79) yea |
| Race | ||
| African American (n = 4) | 1 (7) | 3 (6) |
| Caucasian (n =59) | 14 (93) | 45 (94) |
| Menopause status | ||
| Post (n =31)a | 7 (47) | 24 (50) |
| Pre (n = 29) | 8 (53) | 21 (25) |
| Mass vs non-mass | ||
| Mass (n = 24) | 3 (20) | 21 (25) |
| Non-mass (n = 39) | 12 (80) | 27 (56) |
| Reason for MRI | ||
| BIRAD 3 (n = 6) | 1 (6.7) | 5 (10) |
| Staging (n = 28) | 8 (53) | 20 (42) |
| High risk (n = 28) | 6 (40) | 22 (46) |
| Clinical (n = 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| ILC vs IC-NST or DCIS | ||
| IC-NST or DCIS (n = 32) | 5 (33) | 27 (56) |
| ILC (n = 10) | 4 (27) | 6 (13) |
| Concurrent vs past | ||
| Concurrent (n = 32) | 6 (40) | 26 (54) |
| Past (n = 10) | 3 (20) | 7 (15) |
| Ipsilateral vs contralateral | ||
| Contralateral (n = 20) | 2 (13) | 18 (38) |
| Ipsilateral (n = 22) | 7 (47) | 15 (31) |
| Pure LN vs mixedb | ||
| Mixed (n = 29) | 4 (27) | 25 (52) |
| Pure (n = 34) | 11 (73) | 23 (48) |
Abbreviations: DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; IC-NST, invasive carcinoma of no special type; ILC, invasive lobular carcinoma; LN, lobular neoplasia; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
a
Three patients were perimenopausal.
b
LN mixed with other types of atypia. All of the comparisons were not statistically significant.