Table 3 Ductal carcinoma in situ characteristics according to TILs

From: Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: immune cell composition according to subtype

 

Overall TILs in ductal carcinoma in situ

P-value univariate analysis

P-value multivariate analysis

TILs low (n = 342)

TILs high (n = 131)

  

Age at diagnosis (years)

  

0.366

0.660

 - Median (range)

58.00 (29.00–84.00)

57.00 (25.00–82.00)

Surgery

  

0.032

0.513

 - Breast-conserving therapy

222 (76)

71 (24)

 - Mastectomy

120 (67)

60 (33)

Diameter (missing n = 53) (in cm)

  

<0.0001

0.044

 - Median (range)

1.65 (0.1–23.0)

2.90 (0.1–16.0)

Growth pattern (%)

  

0.006

0.350

 - Solid

160 (67)

79 (33)

 - Cribriform

153 (81)

37 (19)

 - Micropapillary

23 (62)

14 (38)

 - Papillary

6 (86)

1 (14)

Grade (%)

  

<0.0001

<0.0001

 - Low (G1)

60 (90)

3 (5)

 - Intermediate (G2)

149 (90)

17 (10)

 - High (G3)

133 (55)

111 (45)

Calcification (%)

  

0.105

0.796

 - Absent

104 (78)

30 (22)

 - Present

238 (70)

101 (30)

Comedonecrosis (%)

  

<0.0001

0.208

 - Absent

191 (82)

43 (18)

 - Present

151 (63)

88 (37)

Immunohistochemical subtype (missing n = 31) (%)

  

<0.0001

<0.0001

 - ER+PR±HER2−

226 (89)

29 (11)

 - ER+PR±HER2+

49 (61)

31 (39)

 - ER−PR−HER2+

33 (39)

52 (61)

 - ER−PR−HER2−

8 (36)

14 (64)

Ipsilateral recurrence

  

0.338

0.175

 - No

330 (73)

120 (27)

 - Yes

10 (63)

6 (38)

  1. Significant values (P < 0.05) are indicated as bold