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. 2022 Jan 4;61:145–155. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.01.001

Table 1.

Baseline radiological and clinical findings.

Feature Number % of total
Type of mammogram Digital 206 66
Film-screen 79 25
Not known 26 8
Age at mammogram <60 130 42
≥60 181 58
Side Left 148 48
Right 163 52
Sitea Upper outer quadrant 173 56
Upper inner quadrant 53 17
Lower outer quadrant 42 14
Lower inner quadrant 51 16
Retroareolar 24 8
Not known 9 3
Microcalcifications Present 282 91
Absent 23 7
Not known 6 2
Microcalcification pattern Casting 86 30
Granular 139 49
Punctate 42 15
Other 1 0
Not known 14 5
Microcalcification distribution Diffuse 22 8
Grouped 110 39
Linear 21 7
Regional 30 11
Segmental 42 15
Not known 57 20
Predominant mammographic feature Calcification 258 83
Mass - well defined 10 3
Mass - ill defined 22 7
Distortion 5 2
Spiculate Mass 1 0
Other 8 3
Not known 7 2
Maximum lesion size (mm) 1–10 82 26
11–20 57 18
21–40 65 21
41–60 39 13
61–80 25 8
>80 20 6
Not known 23 7
BIRADs breast density a 21 7
b 123 40
c 83 27
d 16 5
Not known 68 22
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More than one site can be specified per case.