Table 2.
Adaptation of Lymphedema and Breast Cancer Questionnaire
| Variable | SLNB Alone (n = 600)
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SLNB/ALND (n = 336)
|
P | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Mean | SD | Median | Range | No. | % | Mean | SD | Median | Range | ||
| Arm size larger | 24 | 4.0 | 53 | 16 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Neck size larger | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.5 | .57 | ||||||||
| Shoulder size larger | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.2 | .45 | ||||||||
| Sleeve fits tighter | 22 | 3.7 | 53 | 16 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Sleeve cuff fits tighter | 10 | 1.7 | 30 | 8.9 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Swelling with pitting | 5 | 0.8 | 15 | 4.5 | .0002 | ||||||||
| Firmness/tightness | 119 | 20 | 134 | 40 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Heaviness | 44 | 7.3 | 77 | 23 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Numbness | 127 | 21 | 176 | 52 | < .0001 | ||||||||
| Tenderness | 99 | 17 | 81 | 24 | .005 | ||||||||
| Aching | 145 | 24 | 117 | 35 | .0005 | ||||||||
| Breast swelling | 27 | 4.5 | 17 | 5.1 | .70 | ||||||||
| No. of symptoms reported per person | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1 | 0-9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0-10 | < .0001 | ||||
Abbreviations: SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection; SD, standard deviation.