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. 2022 Aug 22;12:855519. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.855519

Table 4.

Differences between luminal A and luminal B ILC type.

Demographic data
Luminal A (Lum A) Luminal B (Lum B)
Patients count 97 63
Patients age (min/max/average) 46/91/66 32/94/64.5
General data
Size distribution (feature T) in various methods T1size < 2 (cm) T22 (cm) ≤ size < 5 (cm) T3size ≥ 5 (cm) Total cases Grading (feature G) Lum A Lum B
Lum A MRI 22 45 30 97 G1 6 6
MMG 78 16 3 G2 89 52
US 45 46 6 G3 2 5
Lum B MRI 14 28 21 63
MMG 40 19 4
US 25 35 3 Total cases 97 63
MRI: mass MRI: non-mass enhancement (NME) MRI: other
Lum A Lum B Lum A Lum B Lum A Lum B
Shape Distribution Architectural distortion
 Oval 6 2  Focal 11 7  None 89 55
 Round 3 1  Linear 3 1  Present 8 8
 Irregular 56 43  Segmental 4 2 FGT
Margin  Regional 3 1  Fat 14 6
 Circumscribed 6 2  Multiple regions 11 6  Scattered 49 35
 Not circumscribed 58 43  Diffuse 0 0  Heterogeneous 26 16
 Spicular 1 1 Enhancement  Extreme 8 6
Enhancement  Homogeneous 4 4  BPE
 Homogeneous 22 5  Heterogeneous 15 7  Minimal 49 28
 Heterogeneous 43 41  Clumped 10 5  Mild 21 18
Kinetic curve (delayed phase)  Clustered ring 3 1  Moderate 19 15
 Persistent 15 3 Kinetic curve (delayed phase)  Marked 8 2
 Plateau 17 16  Persistent 6 2
 Washout 33 27  Plateau 6 2
 Washout 18 13
Mammography (MMG) Ultrasonography (US)
Lum A Lum B Lum A Lum B
Calcifications Margin
 None 78 48  Circumscribed 1 2
 Present 19 15  Not circumscribed 88 57
Architectural distortion  Irregular 4 1
 None 77 50  Spicular 0 0
 Present 20 13 Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes  Normal 86 54
 Normal 94 58  Abnormal 11 9
 Abnormal 3 5 Findings
Findings  Mass 85 57
 Mass 29 25  Region 11 6
 Asymm. density 11 9
Size and diffusion statistics
Characteristic Total cases Average Median Min Max Low Up Std Dev
mass MRI Mass size (cm) Lum A 65 3.41 2.80 0.50 9.80 1.80 4.50 2.31
Lum B 46 3.66 3.10 0.60 12.20 1.80 4.40 2.68
Mass ADC[10−3 mm2/s] Lum A 65 0.73 0.70 0.30 1.20 0.60 0.80 0.17
Lum B 46 0.76 0.75 0.40 2.00 0.60 0.90 0.28
NME MRI NME size (cm) Lum A 32 5.82 5.55 2.00 11.00 3.60 8.05 2.60
Lum B 17 6.24 7.10 1.50 9.00 4.40 8.30 2.35
NME ADC[10−3 mm2/s] Lum A 32 0.74 0.72 0.00 1.20 0.60 0.87 0.24
Lum B 17 0.68 0.70 0.30 1.20 0.50 0.70 0.23
MMG Mass size (cm) Lum A 29 1.65 1.10 0.10 8.40 0.50 2.20 1.73
Lum B 25 3.03 2.50 0.10 8.40 1.50 4.50 1.98
asymmetric density size (cm) Lum A 11 1.52 0.80 0.10 6.70 0.20 1.60 1.99
Lum B 9 1.48 1.10 0.20 4.40 0.30 1.60 1.51
US mass size (cm) Lum A 85 2.13 2.10 0.10 8.40 1.10 2.70 1.51
Lum B 57 2.46 2.30 0.20 6.40 1.20 3.30 1.53
region size (cm) Lum A 11 2.85 2.80 0.10 5.60 2.20 3.70 1.59
Lum B 6 2.90 1.95 0.10 8.70 1.30 3.40 3.05