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Table 4 Clinical progress of study population

From: Evolutionary aspects of non-metastatic breast cancer after primary treatment in a sub-Saharan African setting: a 16-year retrospective review at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon

Adverse event

Frequency (%)

Local recurrence 

68(26.2)

Distant metastases 

74(28.5)

All cases of recurrence 

142(54.6)

Total case files included

260(100)

Sites of recurrence

 Chest wall

68(26.2)

 Brain

14(5.4)

 Bone

24(9.2)

 Liver

7(2.7)

 Lung

22(8.5)

 Lymph nodes

18(6.9)

 Bone and brain

2(0.8)

 Bone and lung

5(1.9)

 Liver and lung

1(0.4)

 Brain and lung

3(1.2)

 Brain and liver

1(0.4)

Sequelae

 1. Lymphatic: lymphoedema of arm

17(6.5)

 2. Pulmonary: lung fibrosis

4(1.5)

 3. Neurologic: plexopathy

1(0.4)

 4. Dermatologic: skin fibrosis

1(0.4)

  radiodermatitis

1(0.4)

 5. Vascular: telangiectasia

1(0.4)

 6. Bone: rib fracture

1(0.4)

All cases with sequelae

26(10.8)