Table 1.
Baseline patient and surgical characteristics of subjects (n =144).
| n=144 | |
|---|---|
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| Age, mean (range) | 59 (36–85) |
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| BMI, mean (range) | 29 (17–48) |
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| BMI category, n (%) | |
| <25 | 32 (22.2) |
| 25–29 | 58 (40.3) |
| 30–34 | 27 (18.8) |
| ≥35 | 27 (18.8) |
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| Current smoker, n (%) | 7 (4.9) |
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| Bra cup size, n (%) | |
| A | 9 (6.3) |
| B | 43 (30.1) |
| C | 60 (42.0) |
| D | 22 (15.4) |
| >D | 9 (6.3) |
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| Recent prior biopsy | |
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| None | 6 (4.2) |
| Needle | 130 (90.3) |
| Surgical | 8 (5.6) |
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| Operation, n (%) | |
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| Excisional biopsy only | 32 (22.2) |
| WLE only | 14 (9.7) |
| WLE+SLNB | 79 (54.9) |
| WLE+ALND | 19 (13.2) |
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| Location scar, n (%) | |
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| UOQ | 74 (51.4) |
| LOQ | 16 (11.1) |
| LIQ | 11 (7.6) |
| UIQ | 11 (7.6) |
| Central | 32 (22.2) |
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| Number of nodes removed*, median (range) | 3 (1–38) |
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| Tumor stage**, n (%) | |
| Tis | 25 (22.3) |
| T1 | 72 (64.3) |
| T2 | 14 (12.5) |
| T3 | 1 (0.9) |
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| Tumor size*** (cm), median (range) | 1.3 (0.02–8.4) |
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| Node stage***, n (%) | |
| N0 | 61 (70.1) |
| N1 | 18 (20.7) |
| N2 | 4 (4.6) |
| N3 | 4 (4.6) |
*
Including only those with an axillary procedure (n=98).
**
Including only those with cancer (n=112).
***
Including only those with invasive cancer (T1-T3) (n=87).