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Table 1 Comparison of non-repetitive patient characteristics between fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumour

From: Fibroadenoma versus phyllodes tumor: a vexing problem revisited!

Characteristic

Fibroadenoma

(n = 46)

Phyllodes tumor

(n = 24)

pvalue

Age (years) (median, IQR)

23.0 (20.8–30.0)

39.0 (32.0–49.3)

<  0.001

Tumour size (cm) (median, IQR)

2.0 (1.4–2.3)

5.0 (3.3–7.0)

<  0.001

Tumour location

 Left centre

1 (2.2%)

1 (4.2%)

0.635

 Left lower inner quadrant

3 (6.5%)

1 (4.2%)

0.687

 Left lower outer quadrant

3 (6.5%)

2 (8.3%)

0.780

 Left upper inner quadrant

4 (8.7%)

3 (12.5%)

0.615

 Left upper outer quadrant

11 (23.9%)

9 (37.5%)

0.232

 Right centre

0 (0.0%)

2 (8.3%)

0.047

 Right lower inner quadrant

1 (2.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0.467

 Right lower outer quadrant

6 (13.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.064

 Right upper inner quadrant

7 (15.2%)

1 (4.2%)

0.168

 Right upper outer quadrant

10 (21.7%)

5 (20.8%)

0.930

  1. IQR inter-quartile range