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. 2020 Jan 1;16(1):22–31. doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.5004

Table 3.

Metastatis sites and metachronous contralateral breast carcinoma in patient groups according to histological types

ILC IDC IDLC p




Metastasis sites n % n % n % ILC vs IDC ILC vs IDLC IDC vs IDLC
Axillary lymph nodes 0.929 0.410 0.325
 Yes 4 1.5 52 1.7 5 3.1
 No 268 98.5 2929 98.3 154 96.9
Bone 0.162 0.085 0.001
 Yes 54 19.9 493 16.5 43 27.0
 No 218 80.1 2488 83.5 116 73.0
Lung 0.429 1.000 0.700
 Yes 25 9.2 320 10.7 15 9.4
 No 247 90.8 2661 89.3 144 90.6
Pleura 0.961 0.591 0.306
 Yes 4 1.5 51 1.7 5 3.1
 No 268 98.5 2930 98.3 154 96.9
Liver 0.779 0.519 0.574
 Yes 18 6.6 217 7.3 14 8.8
 No 254 93.4 2764 92.7 145 91.2
Central nervous system 0.071 1.000 0.235
 Yes 3 1.1 98 3.3 2 1.3
 No 269 98.9 2883 96.7 157 98.7
Gynecologic 1.000 1.000 1.000
 Yes 1 0.4 6 0.2 0 0.0
 No 271 99.6 2975 99.8 159 100.0
Distant lymph nodes 0.146 1.000 0.265
 Yes 10 3.7 63 2.1 6 3.8
 No 262 96.3 2918 97.9 153 96.2
Skin-subcutaneous 0.545 1.000 1.000
 Yes 1 0.4 8 0.3 0 0.0
 No 271 99.6 2973 99.7 159 100.0
Adrenal 1.000 - 1.000
 Yes 0 0.0 5 0.2 0 0.0
 No 272 100.0 2976 99.8 159 100.0
Peritoneum 0.354 1.000 0.229
 Yes 1 0.4 4 0.1 1 0.6
 No 271 99.6 2977 99.9 158 99.4
Contralateral breast carcinoma 0.496 0.252 0.405
 Yes 3 1.1 56 1.9 5 3.1
 No 269 98.9 2925 98.1 154 96.9

ILC: invasive lobular carcinoma; IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma; IDLC: mixed invasive ductal and lobular carcinoma