Table 1.
Age of the patients presenting with lump breast.
| Age in years (n = 425) | Inadequate | Inadequate on first repeat | Inadequate second repeat | Benign lesions | Suspicious for malignancy | Malignant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammatory | Benign proliferative lesions | ||||||
| A 16–20 (n = 23) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4.7%) | 10 (5.8%) | 6 (16.6%) | 3 (2.3%) |
| B 21–30 (n = 76) |
12 | 2 | 0 | 10 (11.8%) | 50 (29.2%) | 3 (8.3%) | 13 (10%) |
| C 31–40 (n = 166) |
27 | 5 | 1 | 52 (61%) | 79 (46%) | 7 (20%) | 27 (20.6%) |
| D 41–50 (86) |
23 | 4 | 0 | 14 (16.5%) | 30 (17.5%) | 11 (30.5%) | 31 (23.6%) |
| E 51–60 (n = 53) |
17 | 5 | 1 | 5 (5.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 7 (20%) | 38 (29%) |
| F 61–70 (n = 16) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.8%) | 15 (11.5%) |
| G <70 years (n = 5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.8%) | 4 (3%) |
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| Total | 86 | 18 | 2 | 85 (20%) | 171 (40%) | 36 (8.4%) | 131 (31%) |
Note: the number of repeat increased the diagnosis of aspirates which is statistically significant (P = .000).