Table 3 Pattern of relapse and detection

From: Changing pattern of the detection of locoregional relapse in breast cancer: the Edinburgh experience

Site of relapse

Symptoms

Clinical finding

Mammogram

Interval clinic with symptoms

Total

Ipsilateral Breast

5 (1)

3 (3)

18 (5)

10 (3)

36 (12)

Ipsilateral Axilla

5 (5)

9 (3)

4 (1)

7 (2)

25 (11)

Ipsilateral breast and axilla

0 (0)

1 (1)

7 (1)

2 (1)

10 (3)

Contralateral breast

3 (2)

2 (0)

25 (5)

5 (1)

35 (8)

Ipsilateral axilla and bilateral breast

0

0

1 (0)

0

1 (0)

Bilateral breast

0

0

1 (1)

0

1 (1)

Total

13 (8)

15 (7)

56 (13)

24 (7)

108 (35)

  1. The number of patients who subsequently died is included in brackets.
  2. Two patients, not included in this table, had ipsilateral breast relapse, one node positive, diagnosed incidentally during breast reshaping procedures. Both of these patients subsequently died.