Table 3. Pattern of relapse and detection.
| Site of relapse | Symptoms | Clinical finding | Mammogram | Interval clinic with symptoms | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsilateral Breast | 5 (1) | 3 (3) | 18 (5) | 10 (3) | 36 (12) |
| Ipsilateral Axilla | 5 (5) | 9 (3) | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | 25 (11) |
| Ipsilateral breast and axilla | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 7 (1) | 2 (1) | 10 (3) |
| Contralateral breast | 3 (2) | 2 (0) | 25 (5) | 5 (1) | 35 (8) |
| Ipsilateral axilla and bilateral breast | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Bilateral breast | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Total | 13 (8) | 15 (7) | 56 (13) | 24 (7) | 108 (35) |
The number of patients who subsequently died is included in brackets.
Two patients, not included in this table, had ipsilateral breast relapse, one node positive, diagnosed incidentally during breast reshaping procedures. Both of these patients subsequently died.