Table 2 Correlation between pathological findings and overestimation of tumor size on MRI (n = 87)
Pathological findings | MRI tumor size | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Overestimated | Not overestimated | ||
Histological Type | 0.172 | ||
NST invasive carcinomas | 9 (17.6%) | 42 (82.4%) | |
Invasive lobular carcinomas | 3 (21.4%) | 11 (78.6%) | |
Other special type carcinomas | 8 (38.1%) | 13 (61.9%) | |
Associated DCIS | 0.012 | ||
Present | 19 (30.2%) | 44 (69.8%) | |
Absent | 1 (4.3%) | 22 (95.7%) | |
Desmoplasic Reaction | 0.670 | ||
Moderate / High | 18 (24%) | 57 (76%) | |
Absent / Mild | 2 (18.2%) | 9 (81.8%) | |
Inflammatory Infiltrate | 0.234 | ||
Moderate / High | 19 (25.3%) | 56 (74.7%) | |
Absent / Mild | 1 (9.1%) | 10 (90.9%) | |
Molecular Subtype | 0.306 | ||
Luminal A | 6 (19.4%) | 25 (80.6%) | |
Luminal B | 11 (25%) | 33 (75%) | |
Her-2 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | |
Triple-negative | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | |