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. 2020 Mar 2;8(3):e16334. doi: 10.2196/16334

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and lesions.

Characteristic All lesions (n=398) Lesions≤2 cm (n=250) Lesions>2 cm (n=148)
Patient age (years)



Mean (SD) 43.10 (12.57) 43.62 (11.875) 42.22 (13.66)

Median (range) 45 (17-70) 45.0 (17-70) 44.5 (17-70)
Size of all lesions (cm)



Mean (SD) 1.92 (1.26) 1.1629 (0.42) 3.1876 (1.19)

Median (range) 1.6 (0.26-9.5) 1.1 (0.26-2.0) 2.8 (2.1-9.5)
Size of malignant lesions (cm)



Mean (SD) 2.22 (1.08) 1.331 (0.42) 3.02 (0.82)

Median (range) 2.11 (0.26-6.2) 1.30 (0.26-2.0) 2.8 (2.1-6.2)
Size of benign lesions (cm)



Mean (SD) 1.73 (1.33) 1.10 (0.40) 3.38 (1.50)

Median (range) 1.3 (0.4-9.5) 1.0 (0.4-2.0) 2.9 (2.1-9.5)
Histologic type of malignant lesions, n (%)



Total 150 (37.7) 71 (47.3) 79 (52.7)

Intraductal carcinoma in situ 5 (3.3) 5 (7.0) 0 (0.0)

Invasive lobular carcinoma 11 (7.3) 10 (14.1) 1 (1.3)

Mucinous adenocarcinoma 2 (1.3) 2 (2.8) 0 (0.0)

Medullary carcinoma 2 (1.3) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.3)

Invasive ductal carcinoma 130 (86.7) 53 (74.6) 77 (97.5)
Histological type of benign lesions, n (%)



Total 248 (62.3) 179 (72.2) 69 (27.8)

Intraductal papilloma 29 (11.7) 29 (16.2) 0 (0.0)

Granulomatous mastitis 5 (2.0) 1 (0.6) 4 (5.8)

Fibroma 171 (69.0) 110 (61.5) 61 (88.4)

Hyperplasia-induced lesions 42 (16.9) 38 (21.2) 4 (5.8)

Scar tissue 1 (0.4) 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0)