Table 1.
Clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics.
| Clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics | N (%) |
| Menopausal status (n = 115) | |
| Pre-menopausal | 27(24%) |
| Post-menopausal | 88(76%) |
| Screening detected (n = 115) | |
| Yes | 53(46%) |
| No | 62(54%) |
| Palpable lesion (n = 115) | |
| Yes | 26(23%) |
| No | 89(77%) |
| Mammographic appearance (n = 115) | |
| Microcalcifications | 70(61%) |
| Abnormality other than microcalcifications | 21(18%) |
| Combination of microcalcifications and a density | 17(15%) |
| Occult | 7(6%) |
| Mammographic appearance of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
| Linear | 6(7%) |
| Coarse granular | 27(31%)8(9%) |
| Fine granular | 8(9%) |
| Linear and coarse granular | 27(31%) |
| Coarse and fine granular | 19(22%) |
| Distribution of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
| Cluster | 50(57%) |
| Segment | 3743%) |
| Centricity of microcalcifications (n = 87) | |
| Multicentric (gap >2 cm) | 4(5%) |
| Unicentric | 83(95%) |
| Number of microcalcifications if countable (n = 87) | |
| 10 | 4(5%) |
| >10 | 83(95%) |
| Mammographic appearance of abnormalities other than microcalcifications (n = 38) | |
| Asymmetry | 1(3%) |
| Density | 32(84%) |
| Star lesion | 1(3%) |
| Distortion of architecture | 4(10%) |
| E.P.W.G. classification (n = 115) | |
| Grade 1 | 19(17%) |
| Grade 2 | 52(45%) |
| Grade 3 | 44(38%) |
| Van Nuys classification (n = 115) | |
| Grade 1 | 27(23%) |
| Grade 2 | 39(34%) |
| Grade 3 | 49(43%) |