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Table 2 Detailed histopathological diagnosis of all malignant and benign non-mass enhancement lesions

From: Limited role of DWI with apparent diffusion coefficient mapping in breast lesions presenting as non-mass enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Histopathology

N (%)

Mean size (mm)

Standard deviation (mm)

Range (mm)

Non-mass enhancement lesions

66 (100)

40

25

5–98

Malignant

39/66 (59)

48.4

26

5–98

 Ductal carcinoma in situ

4 (10)

33.5

33

7–89

 Invasive ductal carcinoma

24 (62)

48

27

5–98

 Invasive lobular carcinoma

9 (23)

56.5

20

25–85

 IDC + DCIS

1 (2.5)

30

–

–

 IDC + LCIS

1 (2.5)

60

–

–

Benign

27/66 (41)

28

18

5–80

 FA/FAH

5 (19)

21.5

11

10–38

 Adenosis, sclerosing adenosis, focal fibrosis, apocrine metaplasia, breast parenchyma, fibrocystic changes

12 (44)

23

16

5–50

 Papilloma

1 (4)

45

–

–

 High-risk (CCC with atypia, papilloma with atypia)

2 (7)

42

3

40–44

 Other (chronic abscess, gynecomastia, fat necrosis, scar tissue)

7 (26)

33.5

24

6–80

  1. IDC invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC invasive lobular carcinoma, DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, LCIS lobular carcinoma in situ, FA fibroadenoma, FAH fibro-adenomatoid hyperplasia, CCC columnar cell changes