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Table 3 The incidence of lymphedema in the SLNB and ALND groups

From: Using the axillary reverse mapping technique to screen breast cancer patients with a high risk of lymphedema

 

SLNB group

ALND group

P

No.

%

No.

%

LE+

2

5.4

10

34.5

0.003

LE−

35

94.6

19

65.5

  1. LE lymphedema, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy, ALND axillary lymph node dissection