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. 2020 Nov 26;54:311–318. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.11.013

Table 4.

Comparison of histological and immunohistochemical characteristics between HER2-positive BCP diagnosed during first trimester versus HER2 BCP diagnosed during second and third trimester.

HER2-positive BCP First Trimester (n = 14) HER2 BCP Second and third Trimester (n = 34) P
Tumor size (mean) (mm) 38.2 42.3 0.35
Tumor size (TNM classification)
T1 4 (28) 6 (18) 0.79
T2 4 (28) 14 (41)
T3 3 (21) 7 (21)
T4 2 (14) 6 (18)
T4B 2 (14) 0 (0)
T4D 0 (0) 6 (18) 0.16
Missing data 1 (7) 1 (3)
N+, n(%) 8 (57) 24 (71) 0.50
M+, n(%) 0 (0) 8 (24) 0.08
Tumor type, n(%) 0.29
Invasive ductal carcinoma 13 (93) 34 (100)
Invasive lobular carcinoma 1 (7) 0 (0)
Focality, n(%) 0.14
Unifocal tumor 13 (93) 24 (71)
Multifocal tumor 1 (7) 10 (29)
Grade SBR, n(%) 0.33
1 1 (7) 0 (0)
2 3 (21) 11 (32)
3 10 (71) 23 (68)
HR status, n(%) 0.32
Negative 3 (21) 14 (41)
Positive 11 (78) 20 (59)
Ki67 rate, n(%)
<15% 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.08
≥15% 12 (86) 34 (100)
NC 2 (14) 0 (0)
<20% 1 (7) 2 (6) 0.10
≥20% 11(79) 32 (94)
NC 2 (14) 0 (0)