Table 2 Morphological features of mass lesions in differentiation of molecular subtypes of breast cancer using the MRI BIRADS lexicon (N = 130)
From: Evaluation of molecular subtypes of breast cancer using MRI BI-RADS Lexicon
Luminal A (n = 16) | Luminal B (n = 92) | Triple negative (n = 14) | Her2neu (n = 8) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shape | |||||
Round/Ovalr | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (100.0%) | 2 (25.0%) | < 0.001* |
Irregula | 16 (100.0%) | 92 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | |
Margin | |||||
Irregular | 14 (87.5%) | 6 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001* |
Spiculated | 2 (12.5%) | 86 (93.4%) | 2 (14.3%) | 8 (100.0%) | |
Smooth | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (85.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Enhancement pattern | |||||
Heterogeneous | 6 (37.5%) | 40 (43.4%) | 2 (14.2%) | 6 (75.0%) | < 0.001* |
Rim | 8 (50.0%) | 12 (13.04%) | 8 (85.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Dark internal septations | 2 (12.5%) | 40 (43.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (25.0%) | |