Table 1 Clinical and histopathological data on patients included in the study
From: Prevention of tumour cell dissemination in diagnostic needle procedures
Clinical Centre 1 | Clinical Centre 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 57 | 31 | ||
Tumour size (mm) | 23.7±13.1 (s.d.) | 17.0 ± 7.8 (s.d.) | ||
Histological type | No. | % | No. | % |
Ductal | 43 | 75 | 26 | 84 |
Lobular | 12 | 21 | 4 | 13 |
Others | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Malignancy grade (Elston) | No | % | No | % |
I | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
II | 35 | 61 | 21 | 68 |
III | 20 | 35 | 4 | 13 |
