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Table 2 Distant sites of first recurrence

From: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast: tumor characteristics and clinical outcome

Sites

ILC (n = 179; %)

IDC (n = 2576; %)

P

Lungs/pleura

9.0

17.6

0.0019

CNS

1.7

5.3

0.032

Ovary

2.2

0.7

0.0003

Gastrointestinal tracta

4.5

1.1

0.009

Nodes

15.5

22.0

0.018

Bone

34.6

35.5

NS

Skinb

31.8

27.3

NS

Liver

7.3

10.9

NS

Pituitary

0.5

0.1

NS

  1. Percentages do not add up to 100% because of multiple metastatic sites in the same patient and infrequent or unknown sites not shown. aStomach, small bowel, colon, appendix, duodenum, and peritoneum. bSoft tissue and skin. CNS, central nervous system; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC, invasive lobular carcinoma; NS, not significant.