Table 1 Patient characteristics
Total patients | 101 |
|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 61 (39–86) |
Type of surgery | |
Lumpectomy only | 5 (5.0%) |
Lumpectomy + SNB | 81 (80.2%) |
Lumpectomy + ALND | 6 (5.9%) |
Lumpectomy + SNB + volume replacement (level 2) | 5 (5.0%) |
Lumpectomy + ALND + volume replacement (level 2) | 2 (2.0%) |
Wedge resection for Paget’s disease | 2 (2.0%) |
Follow-up since surgery, months, median (range) | 14.9 (5–29) |
History of breast radiotherapy | 97 (96.0%) |
Axillary radiotherapy | 6 (5.9%) |
Locoregional side-effectsa | |
Any surgery or radiotherapy related | 56 (61%) |
Radiotherapy related | 29 (32%) |
Surgery related | 13 (14%) |
Radiotherapy and surgery related | 14 (15%) |
Grade 1 | 26 (28%) |
Grade 2 | 24 (26%) |
Grade 3 | 6 (7%) |