Table 1. Baseline characteristics of all same-day diagnosis patients.

	N = 759	%
Female	747	98.4
Age in years (mean ± SD, range)	53.7±13.7 (18–90)
Reason of referral
Screening abnormality	291	38.3
Palpable lesion	285	37.5
Radiographic findings	40	5.3
Complaints	127	16.7
Second opinion	16	2.1
Positive family history of breast cancer	227	29.9
Menopausal status
Premenopausal	287	37.8
Postmenopausal	372	49.0
Perimenopausal	79	10.4
Unknown/not applicable	21	2.8
Previous breast evaluation in hospital	217	28.6
Previous breast cancer diagnosis	53	7.0
BIRADS classification suspected lesion
I	70	9.2
II	285	37.5
III	87	11.5
IV	161	21.2
V	110	14.5
Unknown	46	5.9
Biopsy performed
No	367	48.4
Yes, ultrasound guided	257	33.9
Yes, stereotactically	101	13.3
Yes, both ultrasound and stereotactically	13	1.7
Yes, MR-guided	3	0.4
Other (skin/cytology)	18	2.4
In Situ or invasive breast cancer	205	27.0
Invasive ductal carcinoma	97	46.9
Invasive lobular carcinoma	18	8.7
Invasive ductololobular carcinoma	46	22.2
Ductal carcinoma in situ	27	13.0
Other (tubular, papillary)	19	9.2

Abbreviations: SD: Standard Deviation; BIRADS: Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System; MR: Magnetic Resonance.