Research Article

Significance of Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor Expression in Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma

Table 5

Association of clinicopathological parameters with HER2/neu expression.

Clinicopathological parametersValuesp-Value
HER2/neu expression
PositiveNegative

Age (years), Mean ± SD56.12 ± 12.1151.01 ± 12.030.037
Age group
 ≤35 years, n (%)0 (0)16 (14.8)0.042
 36–50 years, n (%)12 (37.5)40 (37)
 >50 years, n (%)20 (62.5)52 (48.1)
 Follow-up duration (months), Mean ± SD4.31 ± 1.994.09 ± 1.850.564
Tumor laterality
 Right breast, n (%)6 (18.8)72 (66.7)<0.001
 Left breast, n (%)26 (81.3)36 (33.3)
 Tumor size (cm), n = 925.33 ± 3.446.09 ± 3.450.480
Tumor (T) stage, n = 92
 T1, n (%)0 (0)12 (15)0.073
 T2, n (%)8 (66.7)26 (32.5)
 T3, n (%)4 (33.3)42 (52.5)
Tumor grade
 Grade 2, n (%)12 (37.5)22 (20.4)0.047
 Grade 3, n (%)20 (62.5)86 (79.6)
Squamous differentiation
 Present, n (%)32 (100)64 (59.3)<0.001
 Absent, n (%)0 (0)44 (40.7)
Chondroid differentiation
 Present, n (%)0 (0)8 (7.4)0.198
 Absent, n (%)32 (100)100 (92.6)
Spindle cell differentiation
 Present, n (%)0 (0)16 (14.8)0.023
 Absent, n (%)32 (100)92 (85.2)
Nodal (N) stage, n = 92, n (%)
 N0, n (%)4 (33.3)48 (60)0.013
 N1, n (%)4 (33.3)14 (17.5)
 N2, n (%)4 (33.3)6 (7.5)
 N3, n (%)0 (0)12 (15)
Recurrence, n (%)
 Yes, n (%)20 (62.5)24 (22.2)<0.001
 No, n (%)12 (37.5)84 (77.8)
Survival status, n (%)
 Alive, n (%)20 (62.5)80 (74.1)0.203
 Expired, n (%)12 (37.5)28 (25.9)

Independent t-test was applied, Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test was applied, p-value significant as <0.05. ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor; SD: standard deviation; T: tumor; N: nodal.