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Table 3 Complications

From: Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap repair is effective after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer

  

Surgery after NAC

N = 137

NAC without surgery

N = 5

p value

Complications

Partial flap necrosis

2(1.46%)

–

 

n, (%)

Infection

0

–

 
 

Seroma

8(5.84%)

–

 
 

Bleeding

0

–

 
 

Total

10(7.3%)

5(3.5%)

≤ 0.001

Recurrences

Local recurrences

0

5(3.5%)

≤ 0.001

n, (%)

Metastasis

3(2.19%)

5(3.5%)

≤ 0.001

Dead n, (%)

  

5(3.5%)

≤ 0.001

  1. NAC neoadjuvant chemotherapy