Table 2.
Distribution of demographic and imaging parameters based on molecular subtype
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Total (n = 328)
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DCIS (n = 53)
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Luminal A (n = 139)
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Luminal B (n = 38)
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Her2 enriched (n = 50)
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Triple negative (n = 48)
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| Mean age | 61.1 ± 11.75 | 59.1 ± 11.67 | 61.8 ± 11.80 | 60.2 ± 12.23 | 62.0 ± 9.63 | 61.3 ± 12.60 |
| Presentation | ||||||
| Clinic | 237 (72%) | 29 (55%) | 98 (71%) | 28 (74%) | 36 (72%) | 46 (96%) |
| Screening | 91 (28%) | 24 (45%) | 41 (29%) | 10 (26%) | 14 (28%) | 2 (4%) |
| Mass | 200 (61%) | 14 (26%) | 91 (65%) | 29 (76%) | 29 (58%) | 37 (77%) |
| Architectural distortion | 17 (6%) | 7 (13%) | 10 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Asymmetry | 40 (12%) | 6 (11%) | 16 (12%) | 3 (8%) | 9 (18%) | 6 (13%) |
| High-risk microcalcifications | 105 (32%) | 27 (51%) | 33 (24%) | 12 (32%) | 24 (48%) | 9 (19%) |
| Tumor size (on USG) | ||||||
| < 20 | 136 (41%) | 22 (42%) | 71 (51%) | 20 (53%) | 19 (38%) | 4 (8%) |
| ≥ 20 | 154 (47%) | 9 (17%) | 55 (40%) | 17 (45%) | 29 (58%) | 44 (92%) |
| Margins (on USG) | ||||||
| Spiculated | 100 (30%) | 5 (9%) | 63 (45%) | 12 (32%) | 8 (16%) | 8 (17%) |
| Microlobulated | 174 (60%) | 23 (43%) | 59 (42%) | 25 (66%) | 40 (80%) | 29 (60%) |
| Circumscribed | 16 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 4 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (23%) |
| Echogenicity (on USG) | ||||||
| Heterogeneous | 144 (44%) | 13 (25%) | 58 (42%) | 19 (50%) | 28 (56%) | 26 (54%) |
| Homogenous | 146 (45%) | 18 (34%) | 68 (49%) | 18 (47%) | 20 (40%) | 22 (46%) |
| Posterior acoustic features | ||||||
| Shadow | 74 (23%) | 5 (9%) | 49 (35%) | 10 (26%) | 4 (8%) | 6 (13%) |
| Enhancement | 85 (26%) | 5 (9%) | 23 (17%) | 8 (21%) | 6 (32%) | 33 (69%) |
| Mixed | 36 (11%) | 5 (9%) | 15 (11%) | 3 (8%) | 9 (18%) | 4 (8%) |
| None | 95 (29%) | 16 (30%) | 39 (28%) | 16 (42%) | 19 (38%) | 5 (10%) |
| Adler’s vascularity | ||||||
| High (Grade II & III) | 81 (25%) | 7 (13%) | 22 (16%) | 11 (29%) | 21 (42%) | 20 (42%) |
| Low (Grade I) | 209 (64%) | 24 (45%) | 104 (75%) | 26 (68%) | 27 (54%) | 28 (58%) |
| Axillary nodes | ||||||
| Present | 56 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (18%) | 1 (3%) | 14 (28%) | 16 (33%) |
| Absent | 234 (71%) | 53 (100%) | 101 (73%) | 36 (95%) | 34 (68%) | 32 (67%) |
| Not visible on US | 38 (14%) | 22 (42%) | 13 (9%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
DCIS: Ductal carcinoma in situ; US: Ultrasound; USG: Ultrasonography.