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Table 2 Distribution of St Gallen molecular subgroups in primary breast tumours and matched lymph node metastases

From: St Gallen molecular subtypes in primary breast cancer and matched lymph node metastases - aspects on distribution and prognosis for patients with luminal A tumours: results from a prospective randomised trial

  

Molecular phenotype in lymph node metastases

Total

N

 
  

Luminal A

Luminal B

HER2-positive

Triple negative

 

Molecular phenotype in breast tumour

luminal A

38 (85)

5 (11)

0

2 (4)

45 (100)

luminal B

0

17 (100)

0

0

17 (100)

HER2-positive

0

1 (9)

10 (91)

0

11 (100)

N (%)

Triple negative

0

0

1 (8)

11 (92)

12 (100)

 

Total

38

23

11

13

85 (100)

  1. p = 0.06 McNemar-Bowker test of symmetry for all subclasses.
  2. p = 0.02 McNemar-Bowker test of symmetry for Luminal A subclass versus non-Luminal A subclasses.
  3. N = number of patients, percentages are given within parenthesis.