Table 4

Relative survival among females diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast

5-year RS

10-year RS

15-year RS

Characteristic

n

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Total

285

98.1

79.9 to 99.8

94.9

78.9 to 98.8

91.4

75.0 to 97.2

Calendar period

1977 to 1986

74

96.8

63.3 to 99.8

95.2

67.1 to 99.4

95.2

67.1 to 99.4

1987 to 1996

109

97.2

81.4 to 99.6

91.0

69.7 to 97.6

85.0

60.7 to 94.9

1997 to 2005

102

96.0

68.5 to 99.6

~

~

~

~

Age

<50 years

52

94.4

80.3 to 98.5

94.4

80.3 to 98.5

94.3

69.4 to 99.1

≥50 years

233

99.0

6.6 to 100

94.4

72.8 to 99.0

88.9

68.9 to 96.3

Data from the nine cancer registry areas of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, 1977 to 2006. Relative survival is based on cases diagnosed during 1977 to 2005 and followed through 2006. n, number of cases; RS, relative survival; CI, confidence interval; ~, insufficient follow-up to calculate survival.

Ghabach et al. Breast Cancer Research 2010 12:R54   doi:10.1186/bcr2613