Deep learning and manual assessment show that the absolute mitotic count does not contain prognostic information in triple negative breast cancer.
Maschenka C A BalkenholPeter BultDavid TellezWillem VreulsPieter C ClahsenFrancesco CiompiJeroen A W M van der LaakPublished in: Cellular oncology (Dordrecht) (2019)
Based on our results we conclude that the level of proliferation, as reflected by mitotic count, does not serve as a prognostic factor for TNBC. Therefore, TNBC patient management based on mitotic count should be discouraged.