Table 1.
Demographic and lesion’s data.
| General characteristics | Total cases (n = 170) |
|---|---|
| n (%) / mean ± SD | |
| Age, years | 56.6 ± 10.14 |
| Risk factor | |
| No Risk Factor | 79 (46.5) |
| Previous Carcinoma | 73 (42.9) |
| Strong Family History of Cancer | 18 (10.6) |
| Location in breasts | |
| Right | 69 (40.6) |
| Left | 101(59.4) |
| Location by quadrant | |
| Upper outer (UOQ) | 92 (54.1) |
| Upper inner (UIQ) | 4 (2.4) |
| Central | 54 (31.8) |
| Lower outer (LOQ) | 12 (7.0) |
| Lower inner (LIQ) | 8 (4.7) |
| BI-RADS classification | |
| 4a | 103 (60.6) |
| 4b | 39 (22.9) |
| 4c | 25 (14.7) |
| 5 | 3 (1.76) |
| Lesions morphology | |
| Calcifications | 153 (90) |
| Asymmetric Density | 5 (2.9) |
| Architectural Distortion | 4 (2.4) |
| Spiculated Mass | 8 (4.7) |
| Morphology of calcifications, n = 153 | |
| Coarse heterogenous | 55 (35.9) |
| Amorphous | 38 (24.8) |
| Fine pleomorphic | 52 (34) |
| Fine linear | 8 (5.2) |
| Distribution of calcifications n = 153 | |
| Diffuse | 13 (8.5) |
| Grouped | 76 (49.7) |
| Regional | 30 (19.6) |
| Linear | 15 (9.8) |
| Segmental | 19 (12.4) |
| Marker clip insertion | |
| Yes | 170 (100) |
| Marker clip migration | |
| No | 150 (88.2) |
| Yes | 20 (11.8) |
| Pain score | |
| No pain | 44 (25.9) |
| Mild pain | 94 (55.3) |
| Moderate pain | 31 (18.2) |
| Severe pain | 1 (0.6) |
| Complication | |
| No | 168 (98.8) |
| Yes | 2 (1.2) |