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

Table 2

Patient and tumour characteristics.

Patient population	Mean (range)
Patient age at operation (years)	57.8 (36–83)
Tumour size (cm)	1.8 (0.3–5.5)
(i) Palpable	72 (66%)
(ii) Nonpalpable	37 (34%)
Axillary surgery
(i) SN	73 (67%)
(ii) ALN	36 (33%)
Side
(i) Left	57 (52%)
(ii) Right	52 (48%)
Type of carcinoma
(i) Ductal	93 (85)
(ii) Lobular	5 (5%)
(iii) Other	11 (10%)
Quadrant
(i) Lateral Upper Quadrant	58 (53%)
(ii) Lateral Lower Quadrant	17 (15%)
(iii) Medial Lower Quadrant	5 (5%)
(iv) Medial Upper Quadrant	24 (22%)
(v) Periaureolar	4 (4%)
(vi) Missing	1 (1%)
Boost
(i) Yes	92 (84%)
(ii) No	17 (16%)
Type of surgery
(i) PGS	64 (59%)
(ii) WGL	17 (15%)
(iii) USS	28 (26%)