Research Article

Differences of Clinicopathological Features between Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma and Nonspecific Invasive Breast Carcinoma and Prognostic Profile of Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma

Table 4

Follow-up of MBC.

CategoryMBC (n = 33a)

Local recurrence0.00 (0.00%)
Distant metastasis11.00 (33.33%)
Death8.00b (24.24%)
Median follow-up time (month, IQR)25.00 (15.00∼56.00)
5-year survival rate57.66%

a. A total of 37 MBC patients were followed up, 33 of them were able to collect complete information, and 1 of them was in stage IV at the time of diagnosis. b. All 8 patients died of MBC. MBC: metaplastic breast carcinoma; IQR: interquartile range.