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Table 1 Clinical features of the training cohort from 38 patients

From: A five-gene reverse transcription-PCR assay for pre-operative classification of breast fibroepithelial lesions

Features

Fibroadenomas (n = 19)

Phyllodes tumors (n = 19)

p value

Age

   

Median (range)

35 (17–80)

44 (18–64)

0.09

Size

   

Median (range)

25 (15–50)

65 (25–220)

< 0.001

Ethnicity, n (%)

  

0.2

Chinese

13 (68.4)

11 (57.9)

 

Malay

0 (0.0)

4 (21.0)

 

Indian

2 (10.5)

1 (5.3)

 

Others

4 (21.1)

3 (15.8)

 

Histology

   

Simple fibroadenoma

15a

  

Complex fibroadenoma

4c

  

Benign phyllodes tumor

 

13b

 

Borderline phyllodes tumor

 

3c

 

Malignant phyllodes tumor

 

3c

 
  1. aFour paired core biopsies and surgical excisions
  2. bThree paired core biopsies and surgical excisions
  3. cOne paired core biopsy and surgical excision