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Table 3 Histologic types and molecular features of CK7 negative and GATA3 negative breast cancers

From: Cytokeratin 7-negative and GATA binding protein 3-negative breast cancers: Clinicopathological features and prognostic significance

Histologic type and molecular features

CK7 negative

CK7 positive

P-value

GATA3 negative

GATA3 positive

P-value

Ductal

  

0.7565

  

<0.001

 Grade 3

22 (13%)

147 (87%)

 

47 (27%)

126 (73%)

 

 Grade 1 & Grade 2

11 (12%)

83 (88%)

 

6 (6%)

91 (94%)

 

Lobular & Mixed

 Grade 3

0

37

 

0

36

 

 Grade 1-Grade 2

0

18

 

0

20

 

Metaplastic (all Grade 3)

3 (30%)

7 (70%)

 

7 (70%)

3 (30%)

 

Cribriform (all Grade 1-Grade 2)

0

5

 

0

6

 

Micropapillary (all Grade 1-Grade 2)

0

4

 

0

4

 

Mucinous (all Grade 1-Grade 2)

0

5

 

0

5

 

Tubular (all Grade 1-Grade 2)

0

3

 

0

3

 

Apocrine (Grade 2)

0

1

 

1

0

 

ER (Grade 3 only)

  

0.2822

  

<0.0001

 Positive

14 (16%)

72 (84%)

 

2 (2%)

89 (98%)

 

 Negative

11 (10%)

95 (90%)

 

52 (50%)

52 (50%)

 

PR (Grade 3 only)

  

0.0270

  

<0.0001

 Positive

15 (20%)

61 (80%)

 

5 (6%)

74 (94%)

 

 Negative

10 (9%)

106 (91%)

 

49 (42%)

67 (58%)

 

Her2 (Grade 3 only)

  

0.9434

  

0.0826

 Positive

6 (13%)

39 (87%)

 

9 (18%)

40 (82%)

 

 Negative

19 (13%)

128 (87%)

 

45 (31%)

101 (69%)

 

Subtype (Grade 3 only)

  

0.6154

  

<0.0001

 Luminal

10 (16%)

76 (89%)

 

1 (2%)

63 (98%)

 

 Her2

6 (13%)

39 (87%)

 

9 (18%)

40 (82%)

 

 Basal-like

9 (11%)

76 (90%)

 

44 (54%)

38 (46%)