Table 3 Treatments and recurrence
From: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: challenges of treatment in iranian women
Intervention group | Frequency in total patients (%) | Patients without recurrence | Patients with recurrence | Percent of recurrence in each group | P-valuea | P-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High-dose corticosteroid | 23 (26.4%) | 14 (22.6%) | 9 (36.0%) | 39.1% | 0.202 | 0.100 |
Low-dose corticosteroid plus drainage | 47 (54.0%) | 38 (61.3%) | 9 (36.0%) | 19.1% | < 0.001 | |
Surgical excision | 17 (19.5%) | 10 (16.1%) | 7 (28.0%) | 41.2% | 0.315 | |
Total number | 87 (100%) | 62 (100%) | 25 (100%) | 28.7% | < 0.001 | |
P-valueb | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.825 | 0.098 | ||