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. 2019 May 8;120(11):1075–1082. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0436-3

Table 3.

Association between final HER2 status and the clinico-pathological parameters of pure DCIS cohort

Parameter HER2 status
Total (n = 646) n (%) Positive (n = 128) n (%) Negative (n = 518) n (%) χ2 (p value)
Age (years)*
   Less than 40 22 (3.4) 7 (6) 15 (3) 2.12
   Between 40 and 60 376 (58.2) 74 (58) 302 (58) (0.347)
   More than 60 248 (38.4) 47 (36) 201 (39)
Presentation
   Screening 336 (52) 69 (54) 267 (51) 0.23
   Symptomatic 310 (48) 59 (46) 251 (49) (0.632)
DCIS size (mm)
   Less than 16 223 (34.8) 27 (22) 196 (38) 20.63
   Between 16 and 40 247 (38.5) 47 (37) 200 (39) (<0.0001)
   More than 40 171 (26.7) 52 (41) 119 (23)
Nuclear grade
   Low 87 (13.5) 0 (0) 87 (17) 58.58
   Intermediate 166 (25.7) 13 (10) 153 (29) (<0.0001)
   High 393 (60.8) 115 (90) 278 (54)
Comedo necrosis
   Yes 411 (63.8) 111 (87) 300 (58) 36.28
   No 233 (36.2) 17 (13) 216 (42) (<0.0001)
Management
   Mastectomy 339 (52.5) 84 (66) 255 (49) 11.06
   Breast conserving surgery 307 (47.5) 44 (34) 263 (51) (0.001)
Radiotherapy
   Yes 95 (14.7) 19 (15) 76 (15) 0.002
   No 551 (85.3) 109 (85) 442 (85) (0.961)
Oestrogen receptor status
   Positive 426 (75.3) 45 (40) 381 (84) 88.86
   Negative 140 (24.7) 66 (60) 74 (16) (<0.0001)
Progesterone receptor status
   Positive 302 (46.7) 18 (14) 284 (55) 68.51
   Negative 344 (53.3) 110 (86) 234 (45) (<0.0001)
Ki67 index
   High proliferative 108 (23.0) 64 (59) 97 (27) 37.46
   Low proliferative 361 (77.0) 45 (41) 263 (73) (<0.0001)

p value in bold: significant

DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ, n number

*Age: categorised according to the Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI)