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Table 4 Comparison of wide local excision (WLE) with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) versus mastectomy with SLNB

From: Measuring upper limb function and patient reported outcomes after major breast cancer surgery: a pilot study in an Asian cohort

 

Baseline

Post-operative week 2

Post-operative week 6

WLE + SLNB (n = 16)

Mastectomy + SLNB (n = 27)

p-value*

WLE + SLNB (n = 16)

Mastectomy + SLNB (n = 27)

p-value*

WLE + SLNB (n = 16)

Mastectomy + SLNB (n = 27)

p-value*

Shoulder flexion AROM+(°)

166 (151–171)

158 (148–165)

0.127

160 (155–167)

154 (140–159)

0.018

170 (160–174)

155 (142–170)

0.019

Shoulder abduction AROM+(°)

165 (152–173)

154 (145–165)

0.173

165 (159–170)

148 (133–167)

0.012

180 (175–180)

170 (145–180)

0.008

Pain score+#

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

0.583

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.452

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.771

Numbness score+#

1 (1–2)

1 (1–1)

0.442

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.103

1 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.040

QuickDASH disability score+

2.27 (0–5)

0 (0–2.5)

0.493

4.77 (0–13.07)

6.81 (2.5–13.6)

0.158

4.77 (0–8.52)

2.27 (0–9.09)

0.699

  1. AROM Active range of motion, WLE Wide local excision
  2. +All of the study variables in this table are presented in median (IQR) unless otherwise specified
  3. *p-value is obtained by performing a Mann-Whitney U test comparing between the two groups at a specific time interval (baseline, post-operative week 2 or post-operative week 6)
  4. #Pain score and numbness score are components of the QuickDASH questionnaire ranging from 1 to 5, where 1 represents none, 2 represents mild, 3 represents moderate, 4 represents severe and 5 represents extreme
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