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. 2016 Sep 20;11(9):e0163254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163254

Table 2. Characteristics of patients at the time of ILRR (n = 104).

Characteristics Number %
Time from primary surgery to ILRR
 Median, range (month) 35.7 (4.5–132.3)
Time from ILRR to distant metastasis n = 49
 Median, range (month) 17.9 (1.5–111.1)
Location of ILRR
 Breast 56 53.8
 Surgery scar or chest wall 13 12.5
 Regional lymph node 35 33.7
Histology
 Ductal 88 84.6
 Non-ductal 16 15.4
Subtype
 HR+/HER2- 35 33.7
 HER2+, irrespective of HR+/- 36 34.6
 TNBC 15 14.4
 Not checked 18 17.3
Surgical treatment
 Mastectomy 45 43.3
 Excision 41 39.4
 Node dissection 18 17.3
Treatment of ILRR
 Chemotherapy 31 29.8
 Radiotherapy 36 34.6
 Hormonal therapy 47 45.2

ILRR, isolated locoregional recurrence; HR, hormone receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; TNBC, Triple negative breast cancer