Table 2 Ultrasound features of HER subtype (pure and luminal B) of breast cancer
Ultrasound features, n = 346 | Luminal B, n = 257 | HER2-enriched, n = 89 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Row N % | Count | Row N % | |
Shape | ||||
Round/oval | 241 | 69.7 | 14 | 4.0 |
Irregular | 16 | 4.6 | 75 | 21.7 |
Margin | ||||
Angular | 87 | 25.1 | 21 | 6.1 |
Speculated | 110 | 31.8 | 15 | 4.3 |
Indistinct | 14 | 4.0 | 49 | 14.2 |
Lobulated | 46 | 13.3 | 4 | 1.2 |
Texture | ||||
Hypoechoic | 235 | 68 | 52 | 15 |
Heterogeneous | 22 | 6.3 | 37 | 10.7 |
Lymph nodes | ||||
Shape | ||||
Preserved | 86 | 24.9 | 18 | 5.2 |
Rounded | 171 | 49.4 | 71 | 20.5 |
Fatty Hilum | ||||
Preserved | 62 | 18 | 14 | 4.0 |
Effaced | 195 | 56.3 | 75 | 21.7 |
Cortical thickening | ||||
None | 2 | 0.6 | – | 0.0 |
Diffuse | 169 | 48.8 | 67 | 19.4 |
Focal | 86 | 24.9 | 22 | 6.3 |
Size | ||||
Normal | 100 | 29 | 21 | 6.1 |
Enlarged | 157 | 45.4 | 68 | 19.6 |