Table 3. The detection and diagnosis of the breast cancer in Beijing, 2008.
| Number of cases | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Detection | ||
| Breast self-examination | 2851 | 82.09 |
| Nipple inspection | 19 | 0.67 |
| Nipple discharge | 93 | 3.26 |
| Palpable neoplasm | 2598 | 91.13 |
| Other symptoms | 141 | 4.95 |
| Physical examination | 602 | 17.33 |
| Clinical breast examination | 421 | 69.93 |
| Image examination | 181 | 30.07 |
| Unknown | 20 | 0.58 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Breast lesion | ||
| FNAB | 659/3465 | 19.02 |
| CNB | 1182/3465 | 34.11 |
| Frozen section/general pathology | 1624/3465 | 46.87 |
| Axillary staging | ||
| SLNB | 553 | 15.92 |
| BUS guided node needle biopsy | 212 | 6.10 |
| Immunohistochemistry examination | ||
| ER | ||
| No test | 243/3473 | 7.00 |
| Semi-quantitative in positive | 717/2269 | 31.60 |
| PR | ||
| No test | 245/3473 | 7.05 |
| Semi-quantitative in positive | 658/2179 | 30.20 |