Table 1

Detection rate of ductoscopy, galactography and cytology in comparison to histological results (n = 32, galactography was refused in one case)

Intraductal, epithelial proliferations N = 23

No intraductal proliferations N = 9


Ductoscopy

positive

18 (78%)

5 (56%)


negative

2 (9%)

4 (44%)


False passage

3 (13%)

0


Galactography

positive

17 (74%)

3(33%)


negative

2 (9%)

5 (56%)


not analysable

4 (17%)

1 (11%)


Cytology

positive

1 (4%)

1 (11%)


negative

20 (87%)

8 (89%)


not analysable

2 (9%)

0


Hahn et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:151   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-151

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