Table 2 Clinico-pathologic data and sonographic features of female patients with invasive ductal carcinoma
From: Role of ultrasound in predicting the molecular subtypes of invasive breast ductal carcinoma
| No. (n = 160) | Percentage % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 52.69 ± 12.73 | |
| Range | 23.0–86.0 | |
| Size of lesion (cm) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 3.10 ± 1.61 | |
| Range | 1.0–9.0 | |
| Echogenicity | ||
| Isoechoic | 30 | 18.8 |
| Heterogeneous | 20 | 12.5 |
| Hypoechoic | 110 | 68.8 |
| Shape | ||
| Oval | 22 | 13.8 |
| Rounded | 54 | 33.8 |
| Irregular | 84 | 52.5 |
| Margin | ||
| Angular | 14 | 8.8 |
| Spiculated | 77 | 48.1 |
| Circumscribed | 18 | 11.3 |
| Lobulated | 51 | 31.9 |
| Orientation | ||
| Parallel | 30 | 18.8 |
| Non parallel | 130 | 81.3 |
| Boundary | ||
| Abrupt interface | 73 | 45.6 |
| Echogenic halo | 87 | 54.4 |
| Calcification | ||
| Present | 62 | 38.8 |
| Absent | 98 | 61.3 |
| Posterior feature | ||
| Posterior shadowing | 68 | 42.5 |
| Posterior enhancement | 46 | 28.7 |
| No posterior change | 46 | 28.7 |
| Lymph node status | ||
| Nodal metastasis | 71 | 44.4 |
| No nodal metastasis | 89 | 55.6 |
| Multiplicity | ||
| Unifocal | 122 | 76.3 |
| Multicentric or multifocal | 38 | 23.8 |
| Grade of IDC | ||
| Grade I | 15 | 9.4 |
| Grade II | 95 | 59.4 |
| Grade III | 50 | 31.3 |
| Type | ||
| Luminal A | 82 | 51.2 |
| Luminal B | 26 | 16.3 |
| Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 | 26 | 16.3 |
| Triple negative | 26 | 16.3 |
