Table 5.
Variables influencing whether a residual ultrasound lesion is seen on interval follow-up ultrasound imaging for cases in which an attempt was originally made to completely excise the breast lesion and in which interval follow-up ultrasound imaging was obtained (n = 170)
| All cases (n = 170) |
No residual ultrasound lesion seen (n = 151) |
Residual ultrasound lesion seen (n = 19) |
P-value | |
| Was the original breast lesion palpable | 0.242 | |||
| Yes | 77 (45%) |
66 (44%) |
11 (58%) |
|
| No | 93 (55%) |
85 (56%) |
8 (42%) |
|
| Original ultrasound lesion measurements | ||||
| Dimension 1 (cm) | 1.13 (0.37–3.12) |
1.10 (0.37–2.48) |
1.44 (0.90–3.12) |
< 0.001 |
| Dimension 2 (cm) | 0.98 (0.24–2.52) |
0.93 (0.24–1.96) |
1.32 (0.69–2.52) |
< 0.001 |
| Dimension 3 (cm) | 0.63 (0.22–1.50) |
0.60 (0.22–1.50) |
0.85 (0.53–1.17) |
0.007 |
| Volume of lesion (cubic cm) | 0.35 (0.01–4.36) |
0.33 (0.01–3.48) |
0.83 (0.23–4.36) |
< 0.001 |