Table 2.
Frequency and Outcomes of Second Opinions
| Recommendation by Second Surgeon | No. of Patients (n = 378)a | Recommendation by First Surgeon, No. (Weighted %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast-Conserving Surgery | Mastectomy | Neitherb | ||
| Breast-conserving surgery | 166 | 130 (73.9) | 19 (20.2) | 17 (28.0) |
| Mastectomy | 102 | 24 (11.9) | 69 (65.6) | 9 (15.5) |
| No recommendation | 82 | 27 (14.2) | 14 (14.2) | 41 (56.5) |
| Total | 350 | 181 (100) | 102 (100) | 67 (100) |
a
There were 28 patients with missing information (7.4%).
b
Indicates that the surgeon did not recommend one (breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy) procedure over another.