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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and treatment modalities

From: Frequency and risk factors for arm lymphedema after multimodal breast-conserving treatment of nodal positive breast Cancer – a long-term observation

Variable

Age

Median (range)

57.0 (34.3–79.9)

Body mass index (BMI)

Median (range) t0 a

25.0 (18.7–63.5)

Median (range) t1 a

25.5 (16.4–65.3)

pT stage

 

Number of patients (%)

 I

97 (48.5%)

 II

95 (47.5%)

 III

4 (2.0%)

 IV

3 (1.5%)

pN stage

 

1

165 (82.5%)

2

28 (14.0%)

3

7 (3.5%)

Grading

 

1

13 (6.5%)

2

144 (57.0%)

3

69 (34.5%)

Tumor size (mm)

Median (range)

19 (0–90)

Resection volume (g)

Median (range)

50 (5–931)

Resected lymph nodes (n)

Median (range)

17.5 (2–55)

Involved lymph nodes (n)

Median (range)

2 (0–22)

Hormone therapy

 

Number of patients (%)

Yes

152 (76.0%)

No

43 (21.5%)

Chemotherapy

Total

yes

156 (78.0%)

no

44 (22.0%)

Adjuvant

Yes

133 (66.5%)

No

67 (33.5%)

Neoadjuvant

Yes

23 (11.5%)

No

177 (88.5%)

Radiation volume

Breast

yes

200 (100%)

SCRT

Yes

75 (37.5%)

No

125 (62.5%)

Boost (breast)

Yes

65 (32.5%)

No

135 (67.5%)

Follow up (years)

Median (range)

10.1 (4.9–15.9)

  1. at0 = at time of irradiation; t1 = at time of survey