Table 4 Tumor characteristics (based on final pathology)
From: The impact of use of an intraoperative margin assessment device on re-excision rates
Tumor composition | ||
IDC | 37 | 22.4% |
DCIS | 32 | 19.4% |
IDC + DCIS | 75 | 45.5% |
ILC | 11 | 6.7% |
ILC + DCIS | 1 | 0.6% |
IPC | 2 | 1.2% |
ITC | 4 | 2.4% |
ITC + DCIS | 1 | 0.6% |
PCIS | 1 | 0.6% |
Metastatic sarcoma | 1 | 0.6% |
Tumor grade: | ||
Invasive grade | ||
1 | 41 | 35% |
2 | 56 | 47% |
3 | 21 | 18% |
In-Situ grade | ||
1 | 20 | 20% |
2 | 52 | 51% |
3 | 29 | 29% |
Tumor/lesion size (cm) | ||
Mean (STD) | 1.5 (1.1) | |
<1 | 51 | 35% |
1 to 2 | 58 | 40% |
>2 | 35 | 24% |