Table 4 Correlation between elastosis (high/low) and clinico-pathological features
Elastosis (HES slides) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Marker | Low elastosis (0–2) | High elastosis (3) | |
n (%)* | n (%)* | p-value** | |
Age | 60.0 (5.7) | 63.0 (5.2) | NS |
Tumour diameter | 15,0 (11.3) | 14,0 (8.7) | NS |
Histological type | NS | ||
Ductal | 184 (81) | 36 (80) | |
Lobular | 26 (12) | 7 (16) | |
Other | 17 (7) | 2 (4) | |
Histological grade | <0.001 | ||
Grade 1 | 53 (23) | 22 (49) | |
Grade 2 | 117 (52) | 22 (49) | |
Grade 3 | 57 (25) | 1 (2) | |
Nodal status | NS | ||
N0 | 147 (65) | 34 (76) | |
N1+ | 80 (35) | 11 (24) | |
ER | 0.005 | ||
Positive | 192 (85) | 45 (100) | |
Negative | 35 (15) | 0 (0) | |
PR | 0.04 | ||
Positive | 145 (64) | 36 (80) | |
Negative | 82 (36) | 9 (20) | |
HER2 | 0.03 | ||
Negative | 204 (90) | 45 (100) | |
Positive | 23 (10) | 0 (0) | |
Ki67 | 12,0 (15,2) | 7,0 (6,6) | <0.001 |
Tumour shape | <0.001 | ||
Star | 136 (60) | 44 (98) | |
Round | 89 (40) | 1 (2) | |
Fibrotic focus | 0.011 | ||
No | 197 (87) | 45 (100) | |
Yes | 29 (13) | 0 (0) | |
Necrosis | 0.015 | ||
No | 200 (88) | 45 (100) | |
Yes | 27 (12) | 0 (0) | |