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. 2021 Jun 18;32(1):613–620. doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08117-z

Table 4.

Pathology results from percutaneous core biopsy or FNA performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and one year prior during the pre-pandemic times

BI-RADS classification Pandemic (n = 34) Pre-pandemic (n = 21)
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) 2 (5.9%) 1 (4.8%)
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) 9 (26.5%) 5 (23.8%)
IDC with axillary lymph node metastasis 3 (8.8%) 0
IDC and DCIS 1 (2.9%) 0
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) 1 (2.9%) 0
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma 0 1 (4.8%)
Various benign pathologies 16 (47.1%) 12 (57.1%)
Atypical benign pathology results 2 (5.9%) 2 (9.5%)