|  | 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 |