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Table 1 Patients’ data

From: The added value of digital breast tomosynthesis in improving diagnostic performance of BI-RADS categorization of mammographically indeterminate breast lesions

Variable

Value

Age, years, Mean ± SD (range)

46.3 ± 9.4 (19–78)

Family history

 1st-degree relative

89 (30.1)

 2nd-degree relative

59 (19.9)

 Negative family history

148 (50)

Site of lesions

 Right breast

170 (57.4)

 Left breast

118 (39.9)

 Both breasts

8 (2.7)

Clinical presentations

 Asymptomatic

85 (28.6)

 Breast lump only

181 (61.2)

 Breast lump with breast edema

15 (5.1)

 Breast lump with nipple retraction

15 (5.1)

ACR BI-RADS density

 A

15 (5.1)

 B

100 (33.8)

 C

155 (52.3)

 D

26 (8.8)

Final diagnoses of 355 lesions

 Benign

207 (58.3)

  Fibrocystic changes

85 (41.1)

  Fibroadenomas

63 (30.4)

  Normal

26 (12.6)

  Postoperative scar

11 (5.3)

  Granulomatous mastitis

7 (3.4)

  Duct ectasia

7 (3.4)

  Abscess

4 (1.9)

  Benign phylloides

4 (1.9)

 Malignant

148 (41.7)

  Invasive ductal carcinoma

104 (70.3)

  Invasive lobular carcinoma

26 (17.6)

  Ductal carcinoma in situ

11 (7.4)

  Mucinous carcinoma

7 (4.7)

  1. Unless otherwise indicated, data are number with the percentage in parenthesis
  2. SD standard deviation, ACR American college of radiology, BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System