Research Article

Cosmetic Outcome Assessment following Breast-Conserving Therapy: A Comparison between BCCT.core Software and Panel Evaluation

Table 2

Patient and tumour characteristics.

Patient populationMean (range)

Patient age at operation (years)57.8 (36–83)
Tumour size (cm)1.8 (0.3–5.5)
 (i) Palpable72 (66%)
 (ii) Nonpalpable37 (34%)
Axillary surgery
 (i) SN73 (67%)
 (ii) ALN36 (33%)
Side
 (i) Left57 (52%)
 (ii) Right52 (48%)
Type of carcinoma
 (i) Ductal93 (85)
 (ii) Lobular5 (5%)
 (iii) Other11 (10%)
Quadrant
 (i) Lateral Upper Quadrant 58 (53%)
 (ii) Lateral Lower Quadrant17 (15%)
 (iii) Medial Lower Quadrant5 (5%)
 (iv) Medial Upper Quadrant24 (22%)
 (v) Periaureolar4 (4%)
 (vi) Missing1 (1%)
Boost
 (i) Yes92 (84%)
 (ii) No17 (16%)
Type of surgery
 (i) PGS64 (59%)
 (ii) WGL17 (15%)
 (iii) USS28 (26%)