Table 4 |
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Patient characteristics in those with specific lesions on excision versus those with non-specific findings or duct ectasia. |
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Non-specifc findings/Duct ectasia [n = 111] |
Specific Lesion [n = 100] |
P-value |
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Median age (range) |
49 (22–78) |
49 (26–75) |
0.7 |
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Family history |
17/108 (16%) |
20/97 (21%) |
0.37 |
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Hormone replacement therapy/oral contraceptive use |
36/101 (36%) |
20/95 (21%) |
0.024 |
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Premenopausal |
56(50%) |
52 (52%)† |
0.86 |
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Associated lump |
10/109 (9%) |
9/99 (9%) |
0.98 |
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Discharge colour |
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Serous |
12 (11%) |
21 (21%) |
0.042 |
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Bloody |
77 (69%) |
75 (75%) |
0.36 |
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Other |
22 (20%) |
4 (4%) |
<0.001 |
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Brown |
4 (4%) |
1 (1%) |
0.37 |
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Milky/pus |
7 (6%) |
1 (1%) |
0.068 |
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Green |
11 (10%) |
2 (2%) |
0.017 |
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Unilateral |
103 (93%) |
97 (97%) |
0.17 |
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Bilateral |
8 (7%) |
3 (3%) |
0.17 |
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Uniductal |
73 (66%) |
85 (85%) |
0.006 |
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Multiductal |
30 (27%) |
13 (13%) |
0.006 |
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Unspecified |
8 (7%) |
2 (2%) |
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Spontaneous |
85 (77%) |
74 (74%) |
0.59 |
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Expressed |
21(19%) |
22 (22%) |
0.59 |
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Unspecified |
5 (5%) |
4 (4%) |
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Radiology |
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Mammography |
n = 94 |
n = 87 |
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Normal/benign findings (BIRADS 1 or 2) |
88 (94%) |
85 (98%) |
0.28 |
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Abnormal findings (BIRADS 3–5) |
6 (6%) |
2 (2%) |
0.28 |
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Ultrasound |
n = 16 |
n = 17 |
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Normal findings (BIRADS 1–2) |
15 (94%) |
12 (71%) |
0.18 |
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Abnormal findings (BIRADS 3–5) |
1 (6%) |
5 (29%) |
0.18 |
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Dillon et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:164 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-164 |
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