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. 2024 Aug 29;13(17):5142. doi: 10.3390/jcm13175142

Table 2.

Description of the surgical treatment received for the first diagnosis and ipsilateral local recurrence.

Surgical Techniques Initial Diagnosis Local Recurrence
Breast surgery
BCS 50 (89.3%) 15 (26.8%)
Mastectomy 4 (7.1%) 23 (41.1%)
Mastectomy with reconstruction 2 (3.6%) 12 (21.4%)
Excision over previous mastectomy 0 (0%) 6 (10.7%)
Type of reconstruction
Implant based reconstruction 1 (50%) 4 (33.3%)
Autologous reconstruction 1 (50%) 8 (66.7%)
SLN biopsy
Yes 34 (60.7%) 44 (78.6%)
No 22 (39.3%) 12 (21.4%)
Number SLN 1.9 (range 1–5) Mean 1.7 (range 1–5)
SLN positive
Yes 10 (29.4%) 6 (13.6%)
No 24 (70.6%) 38 (86.3%)
ALND
Yes 19 (33.9%) 7 (12.5%)
No 35 (62.5%) 49 (87.5%)
Total positive nodes 2 (range 1–7) 1 (range 1–1)
Total nodes 7.4 (range 1–26) 2.95 (range 1–11)

BCS: breast-conserving surgery, SLN: sentinel lymph node, ALND: axillary lymph node dissection.