Relationship Between Certain Radiographic and Biologic Characteristics in Breast Cancer

A. von Rosen Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

M. Wiege Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

B. Tornberg Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

L. Hellström Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

L. Skoog Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

A. Somell Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

G. Auer Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Clinical Pathology, Sodersjukhuset, S-10064, Stockholm; Department of Tumor Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

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Abstract

The relationship between mammographic appearance of micro-calcifications and tumor stage, malignancy grade, estrogen receptor (ER) content and nuclear DNA pattern was studied in 92 mammary carcinomas. The results indicate that no complementary prognostic guidance can be obtained from the radiographic appearance of a tumor apart from a high probability of a spiculated cancer being ER-rich. The finding of a relatively high proportion of aneuploid and ER-poor carcinomas among tumors with microcalcifications indicates that this radiographic characteristic might be associated with increased growth potential.

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