Table 1. Characteristics of 50 Women with Histopathologically-Proven Breast Cancer.
| Clinical, Radiological and Histopathological Characteristics | Women with Breast Cancer (n = 50) |
|---|---|
| Patient age, median (range) (years) | 52.5 (27–78) |
| Amount of fibroglandular tissue, no. (%) of patients | |
| a | 2 (4.0) |
| b | 5 (10.0) |
| c | 35 (70.0) |
| d | 8 (16.0) |
| Background parenchymal enhancement, no. (%) of patients | |
| Minimal | 29 (58.0) |
| Mild | 13 (26.0) |
| Moderate | 4 (8.0) |
| Marked | 4 (8.0) |
| Menopausal status | |
| Premenopausal | 21 (42.0) |
| Postmenopausal | 29 (58.0) |
| Histopathological subtype, no. (%) of cancer | |
| Invasive carcinoma of no special type | 28 (56.0) |
| Invasive carcinoma with medullary feature | 5 (10.0) |
| ILC | 2 (4.0) |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 2 (4.0) |
| Tubular carcinoma | 1 (2.0) |
| Papillary carcinoma | 1 (2.0) |
| DCIS | 11 (22.0) |
| Stage of cancer, no. (%) of patients (n = 41)* | |
| DCIS | 9 (22.0) |
| Invasive, stage I | 16 (39.0) |
| Invasive, stage II | 7 (17.1) |
| Invasive, stage III | 8 (19.5) |
| Invasive, stage IV | 1 (2.4) |
*Of 50 lesions, 41 were surgically removed. DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ, ILC = invasive lobular carcinoma