Table 5.
Recurrence Patterns
| Characteristic | CM n=1011 (%) |
SSM n=799 (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any recurrence | .04 | ||
| No | 934 (92.4) | 755 (94.5) | |
| Yes | 77 (7.6) | 42 (5.3) | |
| Local recurrence | .11 | ||
| No | 997 (98.6) | 794 (99.4) | |
| Yes | 14 (1.4) | 5 (0.6) | |
| Regional recurrence | .70 | ||
| No | 998 (98.7) | 787 (98.5) | |
| Yes | 13 (1.3) | 12 (1.5) | |
| Systemic recurrence | .05 | ||
| No | 941 (93.1) | 761 (95.2) | |
| Yes | 70 (6.9) | 38 (4.8) |
CM, conventional mastectomy; SSM, skin-sparing mastectomy.