Purpose: Evaluate possible association between BPE and breast cancer tumor type/prognostic markers.
Methods: IRB approved retrospective study from 1/2010-1/2014 identified 328 patients who had breast MRI and available clinical/pathology data. BPE was categorized according to BI-RADS. The association between BPE and breast cancer molecular subtype/prognostic factors was evaluated.
Results: No significant association was present between high BPE and the following: HER2+ tumors, basal tumors, tumors with axillary nodal disease, high nuclear grade tumors, high Ki-67 index tumors or larger tumors.
Conclusion: Patients with high BPE may be at increased risk for breast cancer but not necessarily for those cancer subtypes with a poor prognosis.
Keywords: BPE; Breast cancer risk; Molecular subtype.
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