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Table 5 Comparison of wide local excision (WLE) with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) versus mastectomy with ALND

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 + ALND (n = 5)

Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)

p-value*

WLE + ALND (n = 5)

Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)

p-value*

WLE + ALND (n = 5)

Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)

p-value*

Shoulder flexion AROM+(°)

166 (153–174)

163 (150–170)

0.679

165 (160–172)

155 (145–170)

0.254

170 (165–178)

155 (142–161)

0.019

Shoulder abduction AROM+(°)

171 (152–174)

160 (154–174)

0.953

170 (166–176)

148 (121–170)

0.055

180 (173–180)

175 (130–180)

0.310

Pain score+#

1 (1–1.5)

1 (1–1)

0.768

1 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.513

1 (1–1.5)

1.5 (1–2)

0.371

Numbness score+#

1 (1–2)

1 (1–1.3)

0.679

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.679

1 (1–1.5)

2 (1.8–2)

0.055

QuickDASH disability score+

2.27 (0–3.64)

1.14 (0–3.01)

0.953

5.00 (1.14–15.00)

8.41 (2.44–14.60)

0.679

5.00 (1.14–7.95)

5.68 (2.27–15.23)

0.513

  1. AROM Active range of motion, ALND Axillary lymph node dissection
  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