Table 4 Clinicopathological features of recurrence by method of detection
From: Changing pattern of the detection of locoregional relapse in breast cancer: the Edinburgh experience
Symptoms | Clinical finding | Mammography |
|---|---|---|
Age of patient at relapse | ||
57.7 (s.d. 14.7 years) | 62.77 (s.d. 17.7) | 59.74 (s.d. 11.8) |
Mean size of relapse (mm) | ||
25.85 (s.d. 26.38) | 17.67 (s.d. 10.97) | 12.71 (s.d. 8.53) |
Grade of relapse | ||
Grade 3: 9 | Grade 3: 5 | Grade 3: 2 |
Grade 2: 2 | Grade 2: 10 | Grade 2: 0 |
Grade 1: 2 | Grade 1: 3 | Grade 1: 1 |
Missing: 4 | Missing: 7 | Missing: 1 |
Proportion of relapses with positive lymph nodes | ||
2 of 17 (8.5%) | 1 of 4 (25%) | 7 of 25 (28%) |
Mean NPI a of recurrence | ||
4.36 (s.d. 1.33) | 4.02 (s.d. 1.26) | 3.87 (s.d. 1.16) |
