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Fig. 2 | BMC Cancer

Fig. 2

From: Development of a risk-stratification scoring system for predicting lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer

Fig. 2

Examples of the scoring system in use. MRI examinations of patient 1 including. Axial T1-weighted fat-suppression (a), T2-weighted STIR (b), axial T1-weighted fat-suppression contrast-enhancement (c), DWI (d), TIC (e) and axillary imaging (f) showed a tumor (white arrows) with maximum diameter of 19 mm, location in the upper-outer quadrant, well-defined margins, absence of lobulation sign, obvious contrast-enhancement, marked hyperintensity on DWI images, type I TIC, and no ALNM. Biopsy results showed a IDC (grade 2) and positive HER-2 (+). The risk of LVI assessed by scoring system was 1. MRI examinations of patient 2 including axial T1-weighted fat-suppression (g), T2-weighted STIR (h), axial T1-weighted fat-suppression contrast-enhancement (i), DWI (j), TIC (k) and axillary imaging (l) showed a tumor (white arrows) with maximum diameter of 35 mm, location in the upper-inner quadrant, ill-defined margins, presence of lobulation sign, obvious contrast-enhancement, marked hyperintensity on DWI images, type II TIC, and multiple ALNM (yellow arrow). Biopsy results showed a IDC (grade 3) and positive HER-2 (3+). The risk score of LVI could be calculated to be 5 (Fig. 2n). Final pathology report showed this tumor had LVI

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