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Patient characteristics of those with malignant histology versus those without. |
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| Patients with Malignant Lesions [n = 9] |
Patients with non-malignant lesions [n = 202] |
P-value |
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| Median age (range) |
54 (45–75) |
49 (22–78) |
0.32 |
| Family history |
3 (33%) |
33/199† (17%) |
0.19 |
| Hormone replacement therapy/oral contraceptive use |
1 (11%) |
55/188† (29%) |
0.45 |
| Premenopausal |
4 (44%) |
104 (51%)† |
0.7 |
| Associated lump |
2 (22%) |
17 (8%) |
0.19 |
| Discharge colour |
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| Serous |
0 (0%) |
33 (16%) |
0.36 |
| Bloody |
9 (100%) |
141 (70%) |
0.06 |
| Serosanguinous |
0 (0%) |
2 (1%) |
1 |
| Other |
0 (0%) |
26 (13%) |
0.6 |
| Brown |
0 (0%) |
5 (2%) |
1 |
| Milky/pus |
0 (0%) |
8 (4%) |
1 |
| Green |
0 (0%) |
13 (6%) |
1 |
| Unilateral |
9 (100%) |
191 (95%) |
1 |
| Bilateral |
0 (0%) |
11 (5%) |
1 |
| Uniductal |
8 (89%) |
150 (78%)† |
0.45 |
| Multiductal |
1 (11%) |
42 (22%) |
0.45 |
| Unspecified |
10 |
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| Spontaneous |
7 (78%) |
152 (79%) |
1 |
| Expressed |
2 (22%) |
41 (21%) |
1 |
| Unspecified |
9 |
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| Radiology |
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| Mammography |
n = 9 |
n = 172 |
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| Normal/benign findings (BIRADS 1 or 2) |
9 (100%) |
164 (95%) |
1 |
| Abnormal findings (BIRADS 3–5) |
0 (0%) |
8 (5%) |
1 |
| Ultrasound |
n = 2 |
n = 31 |
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| Normal findings (BIRADS 1–2) |
1 (50%) |
26 (84%) |
0.3 |
| Abnormal findings (BIRADS 3–5) |
1 (50%)* |
5 (16%) |
0.3 |
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Dillon et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:164 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-164 |
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