Prognostic Factors Predicting the Survival of Breast Cancer Patients with Metastases or Recurrences: Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Primary Tumor

摘要

Purpose This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of the biological parameters for survival after tumor recurrence or metastases for breast cancer patients. Methods Fifty patients with local recurrence or distant metastases after their treatment for breast cancer were selected for our study. Results These patients constituted 16.9% (50/296) of all the patients with breast cancer who were treated during the investigation period. Survival was correlated with the lymph node status ( p = 0.036) and the disease free interval (DFI) ( p Conclusion We found the clinicopathological features of the presenting primary tumors that predicted a worse clinical outcome with recurrence or metastases, and these factors can be used in these types of cases as indicators for the prognosis.