Table 2 Detailed histopathological characteristics associated with peritumoral edema.

From: Peritumoral edema in breast cancer at preoperative MRI: an interpretative study with histopathological review toward understanding tumor microenvironment

Characteristics

All patients

Patients without peritumoral edema

(n = 102)

Patients with peritumoral edema

(n = 34)

P value*

Lymphovascular invasion

< 0.001

1 (Absent)

29 (21.3)

28 (27.5)

1 (2.9)

 

2 (Mild)

24 (17.6)

18 (17.6)

6 (17.6)

 

3 (Moderate)

50 (36.8)

38 (37.3)

12 (35.3)

 

4 (Marked)

33 (24.3)

18 (17.6)

15 (44.1)

 

Vessel ectasia

< 0.001

1 (Absent)

2 (1.5)

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

 

2 (Mild)

23 (16.9)

21 (20.6)

2 (5.9)

 

3 (Moderate)

68 (5.0)

58 (56.9)

10 (29.4)

 

4 (Marked)

43 (31.6)

21 (20.6)

22 (64.7)

 

Stromal fibrosis

0.003

1 (Absent)

60 (44.1)

50 (49.0)

10 (29.4)

 

2 (Mild)

54 (39.7)

41 (40.2)

13 (38.2)

 

3 (Moderate)

21 (15.4)

11 (10.8)

10 (29.4)

 

4 (Marked)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

 

Growth pattern

< 0.001

1 (Expanding)

4 (2.9)

3 (2.9)

1 (2.9)

 

2 (Infiltrative, mild)

4 (2.9)

1 (1.1)

3 (8.8)

 

3 (Infiltrative, moderate)

30 (22.1)

14 (13.7)

16 (47.1)

 

4 (Infiltrative, marked)

98 (72.1)

84 (82.4)

14 (41.2)

 

Tumor necrosis

< 0.001

1 (Absent)

106 (77.9)

95 (93.1)

11 (32.4)

 

2 (≤ 10%)

8 (5.9)

2 (2.0)

6 (17.6)

 

3 (≤ 20%)

20 (14.7)

5 (4.9)

15 (44.1)

 

4 (> 20%)

2 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.9)

 

Tumor budding

0.72

1 (Absent)

11 (8.1)

10 (9.8)

1 (2.9)

 

2 (Low)

24 (17.6)

17 (16.7)

7 (20.6)

 

3 (Intermediate)

40 (29.4)

25 (24.5)

15 (44.1)

 

4 (High)

61 (4.9)

50 (49.0)

11 (32.4)

 

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

0.16

1 (≤ 10%)

93 (68.4)

76 (74.5)

17 (50.0)

 

2 (≤ 20%)

19 (14.0)

10 (9.8)

9 (26.5)

 

3 (≤ 30%)

15 (11.0)

9 (8.8)

6 (17.6)

 

4 (≤ 40%)

3 (2.2)

2 (2.0)

1 (2.9)

 

5 (> 40%)

6 (4.4)

5 (4.9)

1 (2.9)

 
  1. Data are presented as numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses.
  2. *Chi-squared test for trend.