Table 2 Tumor pre-operative characteristics as determined via ultrasound.

From: Magnetic surgical marker navigation for excision of non-palpable ultrasound visible breast lesions: first 200 cases in a French cancer center

Characteristics

Mean ± SD

N

%

Histologic sub type

 Invasive ± DCIS

181

90.5

 DCIS

12

6.0

 High-risk lesion

7

3.5

Tumor localization

 Outer quadrants

121

60.5

 Inner quadrants

47

23.5

 Central tumors

32

16.0

Tumor size, mm

12.6 ± 8.3

  

 T1a

 

33

16.5

 T1b

 

87

43.5

 T1c

 

78

39.0

 T2

 

2

1.0

Tumor depth, mm

10.1 ± 4.1

  

 ≤ 5 mm

 

27

13.5

 ≤ 10 mm

 

87

43.5

 ≤ 20 mm

 

81

40.5

 > 20 mm

 

5

2.5

  1. DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, SD standard deviation.