Table 5 |
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Number and sites of metastases and time taken for metastases to develop in 'basal' versus 'non-basal' tumours |
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Site of metastasis |
Number |
5-year proportion free of metastases |
Hazard ratio |
p value |
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|
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Basal |
Non-basal |
Basal |
Non-basal |
(95% CI) |
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|
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All sites |
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|
No |
51 |
169 |
59% |
55% |
0.65 (0.48–0.88) |
0.005 |
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Yes |
37 |
186 |
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Bone |
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No |
74 |
245 |
85% |
73% |
0.49 (0.28–0.86) |
0.01 |
|
Yes |
14 |
109 |
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Liver |
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|
No |
76 |
265 |
86% |
77% |
0.53 (0.29–0.97) |
0.035 |
|
Yes |
12 |
89 |
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Brain |
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|
No |
75 |
327 |
85% |
93% |
1.92 (0.27–1.01) |
0.051 |
|
Yes |
13 |
27 |
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Lung/pleura |
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|
No |
65 |
261 |
73% |
77% |
0.92 (0.58–1.46) |
0.72 |
|
Yes |
23 |
93 |
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Skin |
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|
No |
79 |
316 |
87% |
90% |
0.94 (0.45–1.95) |
0.87 |
|
Yes |
9 |
38 |
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Pericardial/mediastinum |
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|
No |
84 |
342 |
94% |
97% |
1.23 (0.39–3.83) |
0.72 |
|
Yes |
4 |
12 |
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Nodes (non-regional) |
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|
No |
83 |
293 |
93% |
84% |
0.31 (0.13–0.78) |
0.008 |
|
Yes |
5 |
61 |
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CI, confidence interval. |
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Fulford et al. Breast Cancer Research 2007 9:R4 doi:10.1186/bcr1636 |
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