Fig. 1
From: Prevalence, risk factors, and prognosis of peritoneal metastasis from breast cancer
a Cumulative distant metastases appearance during the follow-up and TNM stage at diagnosis, b 2 years overall survival after the appearance of distant metastases. The difference between women affected by pertitoneal carcinomatosis (M1—peritoneum) and other metastases (excluding brain) was statistically significant (p < 0.05) as well as the difference between women affected by brain metastases and women affected by other metastases (p < 0.05). c Two years overall survival after the appearance of peritoneal carcinomatosis (M1—peritoneum) in our population and in cases referred by the literature to be treated by HIPEC procedure (Cardi et al. 2013; Garofalo et al. 2006). We found a significant longer survival in patients treated by HIPEC procedure (p < 0.05)