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Table 2 Association between proliferative epithelial changes in tumour adjacent tissue and ER status of the tumour

From: Proliferative epithelial changes in tumour adjacent tissue in Sri Lankan women with breast carcinoma: do morphological changes support molecular models of breast carcinogenesis?

Proliferative epithelial

Changes in tumour

Adjacent tissue

 

ER positive (n = 322)

ER negative(HER2/TN)(n= 98)

P Value

Usual ductal hyperplasia

Present

55 (17.08%)

12 (12.24%)

0.252

Absent

267 (82.90%)

86 (87.75%)

Sclerosing adenosis

Present

9 (2.79%)

4 (4.08%)

0.520

Absent

313 (97.21%)

94 (95.92%)

Columnar cell lesions

Present

188 (58.38%)

47 (47.95%)

0.069

Absent

134 (41.62%)

51 (52.05%)

Columnar cell change

Present

183 (56.83%)

46 (46.93%)

0.085

Absent

139 (43.1%)

52 (53.07%)

Columnar cell hyperplasia

Present

88 (27.32%)

17 (17.34%)

0.04 **

Absent

234 (72.68%)

81 (82.66%)

Flat epithelial atypia

Present

54 (16.77%)

8 (8.16%)

0.035 **

Absent

268 (83.23%)

90 (91.84%)

Lobular carcinoma insitu

Present

10 (3.10%)

0 (0%)

0.077

Absent

312 (96.9%)

98 (100%)

Low grade DCIS

Present

133 (41.30%)

11 (11.22%)

0.000 **

Absent

189 (58.7%)

87 (88.78%)

Pleomorphic LCIS

Present

5 (1.55%)

0 (0%)

0.215

Absent

317 (98.45%)

98 (100%)

High grade DCIS

Present

99 (30.74%)

43 (43.87%)

0.016 **

Absent

223 (69.26%)

55 (56.13%)