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Table 3 Complications in excisional biopsy group and incisional biopsy group

From: Supraclavicular lymph node incisional biopsies have no influence on the prognosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients: a retrospective study

Complications

Excisional biopsy

Incisional biopsy

P value

(n = 163)

(n = 39)

Pain

12 (7.4%)

4 (10.3%)

0.518

Bleeding

1 (0.6%)

2 (5.1%)

0.096

Swelling

5 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.585

Exudation

5 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.585

Othera

3 (1.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

Total

20 (12.3%)

6 (15.4%)

0.602

  1. aCerebral infarction (n = 1); fever (n = 1); wound infection (n = 1)