Table 5.

Distribution of probable inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) cases by criteria and duration of symptoms in Tanzania, 2007–2009

Criteria	Duration (in months)				Total N (%)c
	6 or less	More than 6 and less than 12	More than 12 and less than 18	18 or more
T4d	2	1	0	1	4 (0.82)
Most likely IBCa	6	7	0	2	16 (3.28)d
Possible IBCb	2	0	0	3	7 (1.43)e
Total N (%)c	10 (2.05)	8 (1.64)	0	6 (1.23)	27 (5.53)f

^aClassified based on the presence of all the three signs of IBC – erythema, edema and peau d’orange.

^bClassified based on the presence of only peau d’orange or at least 2 of the three signs of IBC.

^c% of all cases in the study.

^d1 case had missing information for duration.

^e2 cases had missing information for duration.

^fTotal of 3 cases had missing information for duration.