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Table 1 Comparison of information available on the presence, extent, and duration of peau d’orange and erythema in the case–control study and in medical records (N = 34)

From: Reliability of medical records in diagnosing inflammatory breast cancer in Egypt

 

Case–control study

MR

Sign

 Peau d’orangea,b

  Presence

30 (88.2%)

24 (70.6%)

  Extent

29 (85.3%)

8 (23.5%)

  Duration

24 (70.6%)

9 (26.5%)

 Erythemaa,c

  Presence

30 (88.2%)

18 (52.9%)

  Extent

30 (88.2%)

7 (20.6%)

  Duration

23 (67.6%)

16 (47.1%)

 Increase in breast sizea

  Presence

31 (91.2%)

7 (20.6%)

  Extent

31 (91.2%)

1 (2.9%)

  Duration

24 (70.6%)

7 (20.6%)

  1. This table excludes the 6 cases that lacked medical record data
  2. aSymptoms are not mutually exclusive
  3. bPeau d’orange and/or Edema
  4. cErythema and/or inflammation