Table 1

Association between clinicopathological features of phyllodes tumours and MED12 mutations (N=112)

Clinicopathological featuresTotalMED12 mutationsWithout MED12 mutationsp Value
Age (years; median 43, IQR 32–52 years)0.332
 <Mean age5235 (67.3%)17 (32.7%)
 ≥Mean age6035 (58.3%)25 (41.7%)
Ethnicity0.372
 Chinese7546 (61.3%)29 (38.7%)
 Malay94 (44.4%)5 (55.6%)
 Indian32 (66.7%)1 (33.3%)
 Others2518 (72.0%)7 (28.0%)
Grade0.217
 Benign6643 (65.1%)23 (34.9%)
 Borderline3221 (65.6%)11 (34.4%)
 Malignant146 (42.8%)8 (57.2%)
Size (mm; median 40, IQR 27–60 mm)0.322
 <Mean size6845 (43.8%)23 (56.2%)
 ≥Mean size4425 (56.8%)19 (43.2%)
Microscopic borders0.553
 Circumscribed8152 (64.2%)29 (35.8%)
 Permeative3118 (58.1%)13 (41.9%)
Stromal hypercellularity0.570
 Mild4126 (63.4%)15 (36.6%)
 Moderate5938 (64.4%)21 (35.6%)
 Marked126 (50.0%)6 (50.0%)
Stromal atypia0.234
 Mild7853 (67.9%)25 (32.1%)
 Moderate2511 (44.0%)14 (56.0%)
 Marked96 (66.7%)3 (33.3%)
Stromal overgrowth0.191
 Absent9258 (63.0%)34 (37.0%)
 Present2012 (60.0%)8 (40.0%)
Mitotic activity/10 HPFs0.775
 0–46440 (62.5%)24 (37.5%)
 5–92917 (58.6%)12 (41.4%)
 ≥101913 (68.4%)6 (31.6%)
  • HPF, high power field.