Table 3.
Characteristics of isolated IMN failures
| No. of patients | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary tumor location | ||
| Medial | 2 | 20 |
| Central | 3 | 30 |
| Outer | 5 | 50 |
| Multicentric | ||
| yes | 3 | 30 |
| No | 7 | 70 |
| Relation to RT field | ||
| Out of field | 5 | 56 |
| In field | 2 | 22 |
| No RT | 2 | 20 |
| Events | ||
| Death | 1 | 10 |
| Repeat IMN failure | 5 | 50 |
| DM | 4 | 40 |
| Salvage therapy | ||
| Surgery | 5 | 50 |
| Chemo | 4 | 40 |
| Radiation | 7 | 70 |
| Hormonal therapy | 3 | 30 |
| Combination of Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation | ||
| Monotherapy | 3 | 30 |
| Bimodality | 3 | 30 |
| Trimodality | 3 | 30 |
Abbreviations: DM = distant metastases; IMN = internal mammary lymph node; RT = radiation therapy.