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Table 2 Tumor characteristics at diagnosis according to mammographic density at diagnosis

From: Mammographic density is a potential predictive marker of pathological response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer

  

BI-RADSa a

BI-RADS b

BI-RADS c

BI-RADS d

Estrogen receptor status

positive

5 (31.3)

69 (57.5)

89 (63.6)

20 (76.9)

negative

11 (68.8)

47 (39.2)

46 (32.9)

6 (23.1)

missing

 

4 (3.3)

5 (3.6)

 

Progesterone receptor status

positive

4 (25.0)

44 (36.7)

77 (55.0)

15 (57.7)

negative

12 (75.0)

72 (60.0)

58 (41.4)

11 (42.3)

missing

 

4 (3.3)

5 (3.6)

 

HER2 status

positive

3 (18.8)

45 (37.5)

38 (27.1)

9 (34.6)

negative

11 (68.8)

68 (56.7)

95 (67.9)

17 (65.4)

missing

2 (12.5)

7 (5.8)

7 (5.0)

 

Ki67

> 20% (high)

12 (75.0)

89 (74.2)

89 (63.6)

15 (57.7)

<=20% (low)

2 (12.5)

9 (7.5)

25 (17.9)

3 (11.5)

missing

2 (12.5)

22 (18.3)

26 (18.6)

8 (30.8)

FNAb axilla

positive FNA

11 (68.8)

80 (66.7)

91 (65.0)

15 (57.7)

negative FNA

 

8 (6.7)

10 (7.1)

4 (15.4)

inconclusive FNA

1 (6.3)

 

3 (2.1)

1 (3.8)

no FNA

4 (25.0)

32 (26.7)

35 (25.0)

6 (23.1)

missing

  

1 (0.7)

 

Tumor size at diagnosis (mm)c

median (IQR)

34 (23–40)

30 (21–40)

35 (25–50)

30 (20–40)

  1. aThroughout the table BI-RADS breast composition is intended
  2. bfine needle aspiration
  3. cMeasured in mammograms or in ultrasound images. When both methods were conclusive an average measure was used