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. 2006 Mar 23;59(7):729–735. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2005.033043

Table 3 Site distribution of disease relapse, including locoregional recurrence and distant metastases.

Site of relapse Initial event* Total events
Basal‐ like Control Basal‐ like Control
Local recurrence† 8 2 8 2
Soft tissue and skin 0 0 4 0
Lymph nodes (non‐regional) 6 1 9 1
Bone 4 1 6 1
Liver 3 1 5 1
Lung and pleura 6 3 11 3
Brain 3 0 5 0
Total number of events 30 8 48 8

*All concurrent metastatic events were considered to be independent events.

†Local recurrence was defined as recurrence in the ipsilateral breast, skin and regional nodes.