Table 4 Association between status of estrogen receptors and ultrasound findings of breast cancers
Estrogen receptor | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
Shape | Oval/round | Count | 6 | 4 | 0.036 |
% within | 12.0% | 44.4% | |||
Irregular | Count | 44 | 5 | ||
% within | 88.0% | 55.6% | |||
Margin | Circumscribed | Count | 3 | 1 | 0.494 |
% within | 6.0% | 11.1% | |||
Non-circumscribed | Count | 47 | 8 | ||
% within | 94.0% | 88.9% | |||
Orientation | Parallel | Count | 9 | 2 | 0.670 |
% within | 18.0% | 22.2% | |||
Not parallel | Count | 41 | 7 | ||
% within | 82.0% | 77.8% | |||
Posterior features | No/enhancement | Count | 20 | 4 | 1.000 |
% within | 40.0% | 44.4% | |||
Shadowing/ combined | Count | 30 | 5 | ||
% within | 60.0% | 55.6% | |||
Echopattern | Hypoechoic | Count | 46 | 7 | 0.224 |
% within | 92.0% | 77.8% | |||
Heterogenous | Count | 4 | 2 | ||
% within | 8.0% | 22.2% | |||