Molybdenum Target X-Ray Features and Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 in Invasive Breast Cancer

Figures & data

Table 1 Correlation Between Common Signs of Molybdenum Target X-Ray Mammography and the Expressions of ER, PR and HER-2

Mammographic Features	Cases	Positive Expressions of ER		P value	Positive Expressions of PR		P value	Positive Expressions of Her-2			P value
		No	Yes		No	Yes		No		Yes
Mass with calcification	206	61	145	0.158	105	101	0.346	109		97	0.041
Mass without calcification	135	54	81		64	71		83		52
No mass with calcification	23	9	14		13	10		7		16
No mass no calcification	14	3	11		4	10		8		6
X^2 value				5.192			3.309				8.271

Table 2 Correlation Between Other Signs of Molybdenum Target X-Ray Mammography and the Expressions of ER, PR and HER-2

Mammographic Features	Cases	Positive Expressions of ER		P value	Positive Expressions of PR		P value	Positive Expressions of Her-2		P value
		No	Yes		No	Yes		No	Yes
Gland type				0.008			0.032			0.030
Non-dense type	200	55	145		88	112		120	80
Dense type	178	72	106		98	80		87	91
Whether the nipples are depressed				0.013			0.407			0.433
No	238	91	147		121	117		134	104
Yes	140	36	104		65	75		73	67
Whether the skin and areola are thickened				0.136			0.719			0.584
No	218	80	138		109	109		122	96
Yes	160	47	113		77	83		85	75
Whether axillary lymph nodes are swollen				0.017			0.013			0.552
No	237	69	168		105	132		127	110
Yes	141	58	83		81	60		80	61
Lesion sites				0.218			0.287			0.704
Upper outer quadrant	179	68	111		90	89		98	81
Lower outer quadrant	25	6	19		13	12		11	14
Lower inner quadrant	25	11	14		14	11		14	11
Upper inner quadrant	58	16	42		21	37		30	28
Central area	91	26	65		48	43		54	37

Table 3 Correlation Between Lesion Sites in Molybdenum Target X-Ray Mammography and the Expressions of ER, PR and HER-2

Mammographic Features	Cases	Positive Expressions of ER		Positive Expressions of PR		Positive Expressions of Her-2
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Maximum lesion diameter
>5cm	21	12	9	15	6	10	11
>2~≦5cm	176	66	110	94	82	95	81
≦2cm	181	49	132	77	104	102	79
r	−0.150			−0.143		0.036
P value	0.003			0.005		0.482