Table 2 Relationships between lymphedema and the other variables
From: Morbidity after conventional dissection of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients
Patient subgroups | Lymphedema | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
Mean age (years) | 54 ± 12 | 53 ± 11 | 0.82 |
Surgery - evaluation interval (months) | 34 ± 24 | 35 ± 17 | 0.84 |
Surgery | 0.1 | ||
Mastectomy | 3 | 32 (16.5) | |
Conservative surgery | 4 | 161 (83.5) | |
ALND incision | 0.04 | ||
The same as the breast’s | 7 | 115 (59.5) | |
Separate | 0 | 78 (40.5) | |
Axilla status | 0.11 | ||
Positive | 6 | 97 (50.2) | |
Negative | 1 | 96 (49.8) | |
Surgery in the dominant arm | 0.25 | ||
Yes | 5 | 89 (46.1) | |
No | 2 | 104 (53.9) | |
Positive axilla (103): number of positive lymph nodes | 9 ± 10 | 5 ± 4 | 0.2 |
Dissected lymph nodes | 16 ± 6 | 14 ± 4 | 0.36 |
Postoperative seroma | 0.02 | ||
Yes | 3 | 17 (8.8) | |
No | 4 | 176 (91.2) | |