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Table 2 Comparison of surgical and pathological features of WL and ROLL groups.

From: Radioguided breast surgery for occult lesion localization – correlation between two methods

 

WL

ROLL

P

Local of cutaneous incision

   

   Peri-areolar

21

31

 

   Others

38

30

§ 0.022

Histopathological Diagnosis

   

   Fibrocystic changes

25

34

 

   Fibroadenoma

12

14

 

   Invasive carcinoma

6

2

 

   Carcinoma in situ

10

8

 

   Others

6

3

£0.047

Size of specimen (mean in cm3)

   

   All lesions

23.15

9.70

¥0.001

   Benign lesion

14.80

8.70

¥0.002

Invasive and not invasive carcinomas

20.30

9.45

¥0.170

Period of hospital stay (mean in hours)

18.7

3.06

¥<0.001

Anesthesia

General

Local

 

Time of procedure (mean – min)

37.2

26.06

¥0.719

Margins of all lesions

   

   Clear

51

57

 

   Involved

8

4

£0.010

Carcinoma Margins

   

   Clear

14

9

 

   Involved

2

1

#0.670

   Postoperative wound infection

1

2

£0.270

  1. § Chi Square Test. £ Chi-Square Test with Yates' correction. ¥ T-test. # Fisher exact