Table 1 The characteristics of included studies.
Author | Publication Year | Country | Mean (range) age (years) | No. of patients | No. of total lesions | No. of benign lesions | No. of malignant lesions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltzer(40) | 2009 | Germany | 54 (N) | 65 | 74 | 35 | 39 |
Marini(18) | 2007 | Italy | 53 (24-79) | 60 | 63 | 21 | 42 |
Rubesova(14) | 2006 | Belgium | 52 (25-74) | 78 | 87 | 22 | 65 |
Woodhams(13) | 2005 | Japan | 53 (14-88) | 190 | 191 | 24 | 167 |
Guo(11) | 2002 | China | 58 (25-75) | 52 | 55 | 24 | 31 |
Huang(41) | 2008 | China | 50 (31-77) | N | 56 | 24 | 32 |
Jin(42) | 2008 | China | N (N) | 56 | 60 | 20 | 40 |
Tang(43) | 2008 | China | 51 (33-76) | 48 | 70 | 25 | 45 |
Gu(44) | 2008 | China | 51 (33-83) | 83 | 95 | 52 | 43 |
Lou(45) | 2007 | China | 42 (18-71) | 50 | 58 | 26 | 32 |
Luo(16) | 2007 | China | 43 (24-65) | 52 | 60 | 33 | 27 |
Li(46) | 2005 | China | 45 (24-68) | 35 | 41 | 13 | 28 |
Zhao(47) | 2005 | China | 43 (21-72) | 46 | 54 | 30 | 24 |