Table 5 Method of detection of axillary relapse

From: Follow-up in breast cancer: does routine clinical examination improve outcome? A systematic review of the literature

 

Patient detected

Mammographic

Clinical examination

Total

Jack et al (1998)

4 (36%)

1 (9%)

6 (55%)

11

Grogan et al (2002)

1

0

0

1

Montgomery et al (2007)

12 (48%)

4 (16%)

9 (36%)

25

Total

17 (46%)

5 (13.5%)

15 (40.5%)

37

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