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Table 1 Classification of the 380 breast asymmetries according to histopathology results and outcome of follow-up studies

From: Adding the merits of contrast to the ease of mammography; can we highlight what’s behind breast asymmetries?

Pathology

Number

Percentage

Normal overlapping parenchyma

35

9.2

Benign pathology

88

22.4

- Fibroadenoma

21

23.9

- Inflammatory lesion

24

27.2

- Fibroadenosis

16

18.2

- Fibrocystic changes

14

15.9

- Benign precancerous

5

5.7

- Operative bed

8

9.1

Malignant pathology

257*

68.4*

- DCIS

16

6.3

- IDC

202

78.6

- ILC

25

9.7

- Others

14

5.4

  1. *Underlying malignant lesions are significantly higher than normal and benign lesions (p 0.001)