Table 7 Association of calcifications, suspicious morphology and distribution of calcifications with molecular subtype

Calcifications

Her-neu enriched type (n = 9)

Luminal type A (n = 17)

Luminal type B (Her -ve) (n = 6)

Luminal type B (Her + ve) (n = 9)

Triple negative type (n = 10)

Total

P value

 Absent

1

(4.17%)

11

(45.83%)

4

(16.66%)

0

(0%)

8

(33.33%)

24

(100%)

 < .0001^*

 Present

8

(29.63%)

6

(22.22%)

2

(07.40%)

9

(33.33%)

2

(7.41%)

27

(100%)

 Total

9

(17.65%)

17

(33.33%)

6

(11.76%)

9

(17.65%)

10

(19.61%)

51

(100%)

Suspicious morphology calcifications

Her-neu enriched type (n = 8)

Luminal type A (n = 6)

Luminal type B (Her -ve)

(n = 2)

Luminal type B (Her + ve) (n = 9)

Triple negative type (n = 2)

Total

P value

 Amorphous

5

(35.71%)

3

(21.43%)

0

5

(35.71%)

1

(7.14%)

14

(100%)

0.369^*

 Coarse heterogenous

1

(50%)

0

(0%)

0

1

(50%)

0

(0%)

2

(100%)

 Fine linear

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

1

(50%)

1

(50%)

2

(100%)

 Fine pleomorphic

2

(22.22%)

3

(33.33%)

2

(22.22%)

2

(22.22%)

0

(0%)

9

(100%)

 Total

8

(29.63%)

6

(22.22%)

2

(7.41%)

9

(33.33%)

2

(7.41%)

27

(100%)

Distribution of calcification

Her-neu enriched type(n = 8)

Luminal type A(n = 6)

Luminal type B (Her -ve)

(n = 2)

Luminal type B(n = 9)

Triple negative type(n = 2)

Total

P value

 Grouped

6

(27.27%)

5

(22.72%)

2

(09.09%)

8

(36.36%)

1

(4.55%)

22

(100%)

0.378^*

 Regional

2

(50%)

1

(25%)

0

0

(0%)

1

(25%)

4

(100%)

 Segmental

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

1

(100%)

0

(0%)

1

(100%)

 Total

8

(29.63%)

6

(22.22%)

2

(07.40%)

9

(33.33%)

2

(7.41%)

27

(100%)