Table 2.
Distinctive/unusual features observed.
| Characteristics | Numbers | Subtypes | Outcomes |
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| Male | A total of 8 (14%) | Among 8 males, six ➔ IPC and two ➔ EPC | All 8 did well (all mastectomies) |
| Female | A total of 50 (86%) | ||
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| ER negative | A total of 2 | Both were young females < 35 Both IPC |
Did well |
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| PR negative | 4 patients | ||
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| H2N positive (37 patients had H2N testing) | A total of 3 | One ➔IPC Two ➔ EPC |
Two died due to distant metastasis (one IPC and one EPC) |
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| T stage at presentation (T3 and T4) | T1 (n = 15) T2 (n = 34) T3 (n = 7) T4 (n = 2) |
SPC and EPC were also there in T3 and T4 | No mortality in T1 Much mortality in rest of T stages |
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| LN status at presentation Only 3 patients were LN positive |
One each of SPC, IPC, and EPC | (1) SPC (FNA positive/T4) (2) IPC (SLNB positive/T2) |
Only EPC (3rd) died at 5 years of bone |
| (3) EPC (fixed ulcerated axillary mass/FNA positive/T2/also Her-2Neu positive) | Metastases, rest of two remained well. | ||