|
Variables related to the tumor and treatment
|
AWS (cords)
|
Total (n=97)
|
P Value
|
|---|
|
Present (n=28)
|
Absent (n=69)
|
|---|
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
|---|
|
Mamary lateralization
| | | | | | |
0.701†
|
|
Right
|
13
|
46.43
|
35
|
50.72
|
48
|
49.49
| |
|
Left
|
15
|
53.57
|
34
|
49.28
|
49
|
50.51
| |
|
Clinical stage of the breast cancer at the time of diagnosis
| | | | | | |
0.910†
|
|
Initial
|
19
|
67.86
|
46
|
66.67
|
65
|
67.01
| |
|
Advanced
|
9
|
32.14
|
23
|
33.33
|
32
|
32.99
| |
|
Type of surgery‡
| | | | | | |
0.856†
|
|
Modificed radical mastectomy
|
20
|
71.43
|
49
|
71.01
|
69
|
71.13
| |
|
Quadrantectomy with axillary dissection
|
5
|
17.86
|
9
|
13.04
|
14
|
14.43
| |
|
Mastectomy with examination of SLN
|
3
|
10.71
|
6
|
8.70
|
9
|
9.28
| |
|
Quadrantectomy with examination of SLN
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
7.25
|
5
|
5.16
| |
|
Non-surgerical therapy¶
| | | | | | |
0.791†
|
|
Not started
|
15
|
53.57
|
39
|
56.52
|
54
|
55.67
| |
|
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
|
8
|
28.57
|
13
|
18.84
|
21
|
21.65
| |
|
Adjuvant chemotherapy
|
5
|
17.86
|
17
|
24.64
|
21
|
21.68
| |
|
Adjuvant radiotherapy
|
3
|
11.1
|
9
|
13.0
|
12
|
12.5
| |
- Legend: * - For the variables were considered, exclusively, the examination of the sentinal lymph node and axillary dissection.
- P Value calculated by: * Fisher exact test; † - chi-squared test.
-
‡ - Chi-squared test comparing modified mastectomy to quandrantectomy with axillary dissection.
-
¶ - Percentages calculated based on the total number of patients of each group, as the same patient may undergo more than one treatment.
