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Table 5 Distribution of screening examinations prior to interval cancer after To-Be 1 (n = 19) and resulting in consecutive round screen-detected cancer in To-Be 2 (n = 91) classified into false negative, minimal sign significant, minimal sign non-specific, and true negative in the informed consensus-based review, by mammographic density and histopathologic tumor characteristics

From: Digital breast tomosynthesis in mammographic screening: false negative cancer cases in the To-Be 1 trial

 

Screening examinations prior to interval cancer (n = 19)

Screening examinations resulting in consecutive round screen-detected cancer (n = 91)

False negative

Minimal sign significant

Minimal sign non-specific

True negative

False negative

Minimal sign significant

Minimal sign non-specific

True negative

n

1

 

2

 

2

 

14

 

17

 

14

 

14

 

46

 

%

5%

 

11%

 

11%

 

74%

 

19%

 

15%

 

15%

 

51%

 

Mammographic density

 a

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

3

21%

2

4%

 b

1

100%

0

0%

0

0%

1

7%

3

18%

5

36%

2

14%

14

30%

 c

0

0%

2

100%

2

100%

8

57%

13

76%

4

29%

6

43%

22

48%

 d

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

5

36%

1

6%

5

36%

3

21%

8

17%

Mammographic feature

 Mass

0

0%

0

0%

1

50%

-

 

3

18%

4

29%

2

14%

-

 

 Spiculated mass

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

-

 

3

18%

2

14%

2

14%

-

 

 Asymmetry

0

0%

1

50%

0

0%

-

 

2

12%

0

0%

3

21%

-

 

 Architectural distortion

0

0%

0

0%

1

50%

-

 

6

35%

4

29%

3

21%

-

 

 Calcification

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

-

 

1

6%

2

14%

4

29%

-

 

 Density with calcification

1

100%

1

50%

0

0%

-

 

2

12%

2

14%

0

0%

-

 

Type

 Ductal carcinoma in situ

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

2

12%

2

14%

5

36%

5

11%

 Invasive

1

100%

2

100%

2

100%

14

100%

15

88%

12

86%

9

64%

41

89%

 No special type

0

0%

1

50%

1

50%

10

71%

5

33%

10

83%

7

78%

30

73%

 Lobular

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

2

14%

5

33%

1

8%

1

11%

8

20%

 Tubular

0

0%

0

0%

1

50%

0

0%

5

33%

0

0%

1

11%

0

0%

 Other

1

100%

1

50%

0

0%

2

14%

0

0%

1

8%

0

0%

3

7%

Tumor diameter

 ≤ 10 mm

0

-

0

0%

1

50%

0

0%

6

43%

4

36%

2

22%

10

29%

 11–20 mm

0

-

0

0%

0

0%

6

75%

4

29%

7

64%

6

67%

17

50%

 > 20 – ≤ 50 mm

0

-

1

100%

1

50%

2

25%

4

29%

0

0%

1

11%

7

21%

Missinga

1

 

1

 

0

 

6

 

1

 

1

 

0

 

7

 

Histologic grade

 Grade 1

0

-

0

0%

1

50%

1

8%

6

40%

7

64%

1

11%

14

39%

 Grade 2

0

-

0

0%

0

0%

7

58%

4

27%

4

36%

6

67%

16

44%

 Grade 3

0

-

1

100%

1

50%

4

33%

5

33%

0

0%

2

22%

6

17%

 Missing

1

 

1

 

0

 

2

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

5

 

Lymph node positive

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

6

43%

2

13%

0

0%

1

11%

4

10%

Subtype

 Luminal A

0

0%

0

0%

1

50%

4

29%

9

60%

9

82%

5

56%

24

60%

 Luminal B HER2 − 

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

5

36%

6

40%

2

18%

2

22%

10

25%

 Luminal B HER2 + 

1

100%

0

0%

0

0%

2

14%

0

0%

0

0%

1

11%

3

8%

 HER2 + 

0

0%

1

50%

0

0%

1

7%

0

0%

0

0%

1

11%

1

3%

Triple negative

0

0%

1

50%

1

50%

2

14%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

2

5%

Missing

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

1

 
  1. HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
  2. aLocally advanced