Table 3.
Frequency Distribution of ILTE in Classic IBC, Atypical IBC, and Non-IBC LABC
| Variable ILTE |
Classic IBC N (%) |
Atypical IBC N (%) |
Non-IBC LABC N (%) |
P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Many | 34 (48.6) | 4 (20.0) | 35 (32.7) | .046 |
| Few | 11 (15.7) | 3 (15.0) | 17 (15.9) | |
| None | 24 (34.3) | 13 (65.0) | 49 (45.8) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1.43) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.6) |
Abbreviations: IBC = inflammatory breast cancer; LABC = locally advanced breast cancer; ILTE = intralymphatic tumor emboli.
a
χ2 test from ordinal logistic regression model for classic IBC vs. non-IBC LABC.