Research Article

P-Rex1 Expression in Invasive Breast Cancer in relation to Receptor Status and Distant Metastatic Site

Table 1

Clinical and pathologic features of primary breast tumors.

Primary tumors from patients who did not develop distant metastasisPrimary tumors from patients who developed distant metastasis
Luminal A HER2 TN Luminal A Luminal B HER2 TN

Histology
 IDC22 (96%)9 (100%)10 (100%)20 (77%)3 (60%)4 (100%)5 (100%)
 ILC0005 (19%)1 (20%)00
 Other1 (4%)001 (4%)1 (20%)00
Grade
 Low14 (61%)002 (8%)000
 Intermediate7 (30%)1 (11%)018 (70%)3 (60%)00
 High2 (9%)8 (89%)10 (100%)6 (23%)2 (40%)4 (100%)5 (100%)
LVI
 Present2 (9%)1 (11%)2 (20%)13 (50%)4 (80%)3 (75%)3 (60%)
 Absent21 (91%)8 (89%)8 (80%)13 (50%)1 (20%)1 (25%)2 (40%)
Lymph node involv.
 Present5 (22%)00 (68%) (100%) (100%)2 (40%)
 Absent18 (78%)9 (100%)10 (100%) (32%)003 (60%)
Tumor size
 ≤2 cm22 (96%)5 (56%)4 (40%) (24%)2 (40%)02 (40%)
 2.1–5 cm1 (4%)3 (33%)6 (60%) (58%)1 (20%)2 (50%)2 (40%)
 >5 cm01 (11%)0 (20%)2 (40%)2 (50%)1 (20%)

not available for all cases within subgroup. TN, triple-negative; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC, invasive lobular carcinoma; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; involv., involvement.