Table 2.
Later events occurring after primary DCIS diagnosis and treatment
| Dead (= n) | Number (n = 484) | % | Years after primary DCIS diagnosis and treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subsequent DCIS or IBC | 6 | 33 | 6.8 | > 1 year |
| Primary was G1 | 5 | 1–5 | ||
| Primary was G2 | 2 | 5–7 | ||
| Primary was G3 | 26 | > 1 year | ||
| Axillary metastases | 0 | 3 | > 1 year | |
| Locoregional recurrence and liver metastasis | 0 | 1 | 3 (locoregional) | |
| 4 (liver metastasis) | ||||
| Dead of metastatic IBC# | 1 | 1 | 3 (liver metastasis) | |
| 4 (pleura metastasis) | ||||
| Angiosarcoma of the breast | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Small cell lung carcinoma | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Lung adenocarcinoma | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Malignant thymoma | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Thymic T-cell lymphoma | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Metastatic* carcinoma (in pericardial effusion) of unknown origin | 1 | 1 | 2 months |
#The patient did not have an autopsy, but several metastatic effusion specimens were registered in the pathology database immediately before death
*DCIS was an “incidental” finding while searching for a primary lesion