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Table 1 Pathology characteristics of breast cancers (n = 224)

From: The usefulness of addition of breast-specific gamma imaging to mammography in women with dense breast

Characteristic

No. of cases (%)

Characteristic

No. of cases (%)

Histologic subtype

Estrogen receptor

IDC

166 (74.1%)

Positive

160

DCIS only

37 (16.5%)

Negative

64

ILC

9 (4.0%)

Progesterone receptor

Papillary carcinoma

4 (1.8%)

Positive

138

Metaplastic carcinoma

2 (< 1%)

Negative

86

Mucinous carcinoma

2 (< 1%)

HER2 status

ACC

1 (< 1%)

Positive

55

Othersa

3 (1.3%)

Negative

169

Tumor size

Ki-67 indexb

< 1.0 cm

42

Low

30

≥ 1.0 cm

182

High

152

Nuclear grade

  

Low

133

  

High

91

  
  1. IDC invasive ductal carcinoma, DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, ILC invasive lobular carcinoma, ACC adenoid cystic carcinoma
  2. aOther types: Invasive carcinoma of no special type (n = 1), poorly differentiated carcinoma (n = 1), and Paget’s disease (n = 1)
  3. bKi-67 index was reported in 182 cases