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. 2021 Nov 1;15:1311. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.1311

Table 1. Summary of cases with clinico-pathological details.

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Age 50 72 40 36
Co-morbidity Nil Hypertension Hypertension Nil
Smoking Nil Nil Nil Nil
Breast size 32B 34C 36C 30AA
Presentation Screen detected Symptomatic (lump) Symptomatic (lump) Symptomatic (single duct nipple discharge)
Family history Nil Nil Nil Nil
Radiological size Bifocal 24 and 15 mm (total extent 54*30 mm) Unifocal (Mammogram and USS occult), MRI 26 mm) Unifocal 35 mm Radiologically occult
Pre-op. histology Grade 2 IDC with IG DCIS Grade 2 ILC with HG DCIS Grade 3 IDC with HG DCIS Epithelial cells on nipple discharge cytology
IHC ER8, Her2 negative ER8, Her2 negative ER8, Her2 negative ER8, Her2 negative
Post op. histology Grade 2 IDC 25 and 16 mm with IG DCIS Grade 2 ILC 26 and 8 mm with HG DCIS Grade 3 IDC 35 mm with extensive HG DCIS, separate medial shave had more DCIS < 1 mm to final margin Grade 1 mucinous 6 mm with HG DCIS on duct excision with margins involving DCIS, G2 mucinous 3 mm with HG DCIS on therapeutic surgery
Lymphovascular invasion No No Yes No
Sentinel node biopsy 1/1 (macrometastasis, 6 mm, no ECS) 1/2 (macrometastasis, 10 mm, no ECS) 1/1 (micrometastasis, 1 mm, no ECS) 0/1
TNM classification pT2N1a(sn) pT2N1a(sn) pT2N1mi(sn) pT1bN0(sn)

IDC, Invasive ductal carcinoma, no special type; ILC, Invasive lobular carcinoma; DCIS, Ductal carcinoma in-situ; IG, Intermediate grade; HG, High grade; ECS, Extracapsular spread; USS, Ultrasound scan; IHC, Immunohistochemistry