Table 1 Pathologic results after surgical excision according to clinical, radiological and histological variables.
Pathology after excision | Underestimation rate (22.2%) | P value (Chi-square) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benign (n = 35) | Malignancy (n = 10) | ||||
Age (years) | < 50 | 28 (80%) | 3 (30%) | 9.7% | 0.003 |
≥50 | 7 (20%) | 7 (70%) | 50% | ||
Mass on MMG | Yes | 10 (32.3%) | 4 (50%) | 28.6% | 0.351 |
No | 21 (67.7%) | 4 (50%) | 16% | ||
MIC on MMG | Yes | 8 (25.8%) | 4 (50%) | 33.3% | 0.186 |
No | 23 (74.2%) | 4 (50%) | 14.8% | ||
Mass + MIC on MMG | Yes | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (22.2%) | 66.7% | 0.52 |
No | 31 (96.9%) | 7 (77.8%) | 18.4% | ||
Lesion size | ≤1 cm | 23 (69.7%) | 3 (30%) | 11.5% | 0.024 |
> 1 cm | 10 (30.3%) | 7 (70%) | 41.2% | ||
Mass on USG | Yes | 27 (77.1%) | 9 (90%) | 25% | 0.370 |
No | 8 (22.9%) | 1 (0%) | 11.1% | ||
MIC USG | Yes | 2 (5.7%) | 3 (30%) | 60% | 0.031 |
No | 33 (94.3%) | 7 (70%) | 17.5% | ||
Mass + MIC on USG | Yes | 1 (2.9%) | 3 (30%) | 75% | 0.008 |
No | 34 (97.1%) | 7 (70%) | 17.1% | ||
Needle size | 14 Gauge | 30 (85.7%) | 9 (90%) | 23.1% | 0.725 |
11 Gauge | 5 (14.3%) | 1 (0%) | 16.7% | ||
Number of Cores | ≤ 5 | 30 (85.7%) | 8 (80%) | 21.1% | 0.660 |
> 5 | 5 (14.3%) | 2 (20%) | 28.6% | ||