Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients with IGM
| Characteristic | Group I (surgery-only), N = 53 | Group II (surgery-and-steroid), N = 21 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± standard deviation), years | 37.3 ± 12.3 | 34.8 ± 11.7 | 0.93 |
| Median number of pregnancies, n (range) | 2 (0–6) | 3 (0–5) | 0.82 |
| Mass size, mean (range), cm | 4.4 (1.5–12.5) | 4.8 (1.7–11.2) | 0.77 |
| Lactation in last 1 year, n | 0.49 | ||
| Yes | 6 | 3 | |
| No | 47 | 18 | |
| Medication allergy, n | 0.55 | ||
| Yes | 4 | 19 | |
| No | 49 | 2 | |
| Oral contraceptive use, n | 0.60 | ||
| Yes | 7 | 18 | |
| No | 44 | 3 | |
| BCG vaccination, n | 0.48 | ||
| Yes | 52 | 20 | |
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of surgery, n | 0.59 | ||
| Excision | 6 | 2 | |
| Wide local excision and quadrantectomy | 47 | 19 | |
| Smoking, n | 0.96 | ||
| Yes | 14 | 6 | |
| No | 39 | 15 | |
| Side, n | 0.99 | ||
| Left | 31 | 13 | |
| Right | 22 | 8 | |
| Cosmesis of the breast, n | 0.20 | ||
| Good to average | 45 | 20 | |
| Bad | 8 | 1 | |
| Local recurrence | 4/53 | 0/21 | 0.19 |