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Table 1 Patient and Treatment Characteristics

From: Dose to level I and II axillary lymph nodes and lung by tangential field radiation in patients undergoing postmastectomy radiation with tissue expander reconstruction

Characteristic

  

Age (n = 23)

 

49 (25-71)*

Race

  
 

White

16

 

AA

6

 

Hispanic

1

Tumor Laterality

  
 

L

16

 

R

4

 

B/L

3

Tumor Location†

  
 

UOQ

9

 

LOQ

2

 

UIQ

4

 

LIQ

2

 

Chest Wall

1

 

Overlapping

4

 

Unknown

1

Histology

  
 

IDC

21

 

ILC

2

Nodal Surgery Radiated Side

  
 

SLNB alone

4

 

ALND

19

Type of Reconstruction

  
 

Ipsilateral Alone

10

 

Bilateral††

13

Expander Location

  
 

Sub Pec Major

33

 

Sub Latissimus Flap§

2

 

Unknown

1

Clinical Stage

  
 

Tis||

3

 

IA

5

 

IIA

7

 

IIB

7

 

IIIA

2

 

Unknown

2

Pathologic Stage

  
 

ypTis

1

 

pTis

2

 

ypT0N0

4

 

ypIA

3

 

ypIIA

2

pIIA

 

3

 

ypIIB

2

 

pIIB

5

 

ypIIIA

3

 

pIIIA

1

Systemic Therapy

  
 

Neoadjuvant

13

Adjuvant

 

10

  1. * Median (range)
  2. † Irradiated side only
  3. †† 3 for contralateral synchronous primary and 10 prophylactically
  4. § 1 on irradiated side, 1 contralateral
  5. || All Tis had contralateral invasive disease
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