TABLE III.
Recurrence and breast cancer (BCa)–specific mortality in patients treated with mastectomy with or without contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
| Variable | Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy | |
|---|---|---|
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| No | Yes | |
| Patients (n) | 81 | 533 |
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| BCa recurrence [n (%)] | ||
| No | 55 (67.9) | 251 (47.1) |
| Yes | 26 (32.1) | 282 (52.9) |
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| Recurrence location [n (%)] | ||
| Local | ≤5 | 50 (17.7) |
| Regional | 6 (23.1) | 52 (18.4) |
| Contralateral | ≤5 | 28 (9.9) |
| Distant | 11 (42.3) | 132 (46.8) |
| Missing | ≤5 | 20 (7.1) |
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| BCa–specific death | ||
| No | 64 (79.0) | 322 (60.4) |
| Yes | 17 (21.0) | 211 (39.6) |
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| Death (to 15 Nov 2011) | ||
| No | 64 (79.0) | 310 (58.2) |
| Yes | 17 (21.0) | 223 (41.8) |