Table 1 Clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics.
From: Correlation between imaging and pathology in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
Clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Menopausal status (n = 115) | |
Pre-menopausal | 27(24%) |
Post-menopausal | 88(76%) |
Screening detected (n = 115) | |
Yes | 53(46%) |
No | 62(54%) |
Palpable lesion (n = 115) | |
Yes | 26(23%) |
No | 89(77%) |
Mammographic appearance (n = 115) | |
Microcalcifications | 70(61%) |
Abnormality other than microcalcifications | 21(18%) |
Combination of microcalcifications and a density | 17(15%) |
Occult | 7(6%) |
Mammographic appearance of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
Linear | 6(7%) |
Coarse granular | 27(31%)8(9%) |
Fine granular | 8(9%) |
Linear and coarse granular | 27(31%) |
Coarse and fine granular | 19(22%) |
Distribution of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
Cluster | 50(57%) |
Segment | 3743%) |
Centricity of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
Multicentric (gap >2 cm) | 4(5%) |
Unicentric | 83(95%) |
Number of microcalcifications if countable (n = 87) | |
10 | 4(5%) |
>10 | 83(95%) |
Mammographic appearance of abnormalities other than microcalcifications (n = 38) | |
Asymmetry | 1(3%) |
Density | 32(84%) |
Star lesion | 1(3%) |
Distortion of architecture | 4(10%) |
E.P.W.G. classification (n = 115) | |
Grade 1 | 19(17%) |
Grade 2 | 52(45%) |
Grade 3 | 44(38%) |
Van Nuys classification (n = 115) | |
Grade 1 | 27(23%) |
Grade 2 | 39(34%) |
Grade 3 | 49(43%) |