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Table 1 Tumor diagnostic characteristics

From: Characterization of adjacent breast tumors using oligonucleotide microarrays

 

Tumor*

 

5A

5B

7

9

Diagnosis

IDC

IDC

IDC

IDC

Size (cm)

3.5

3.0

2.2

1.5

Grade

    

   Histologic

2

2

2

2

   Nuclear

2

2

2

2

ER status (fmols/mg)

178 (positive)

428 (positive)

250 (positive)

475 (positive)

PR status (fmols/mg)

0 (negative)

4 (negative)

150 (positive)

350 (positive)

S phase

3%

2%

Ill-defined G0/G1 peak

4%

Ploidy

Diploid

Diploid

Diploid

Diploid

DNA index

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Comments

No adjacent DCIS

No adjacent DCIS

Adjacent DCIS

Adjacent DCIS

  1. *Tumors 5A and 5B are separate adjacent tumors from the right breast of an 87-year-old woman; tumors 7 and 9 are from a 36- and a 76-year-old woman, respectively. DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ.