Table 2.
Patient demographics and tumor and clinical characteristics in relation to lymphoedema severity.
| Variable (N) | Lymphoedema <2 | Lymphoedema ≥2 |
|---|---|---|
| Age at surgery (288) | ||
| Mean | 52 | 58 |
| Range | 16–86 | 19–88 |
| Gender (288) | ||
| Male | 144 | 14 |
| Female | 119 | 11 |
| Presenting status (288) | ||
| Primary | 249 | 24 |
| Local recurrence | 12 | 1 |
| Unplanned | 2 | 0 |
| Extremity (288) | ||
| Upper | 59 | 22 |
| Lower | 204 | 3 |
| Tumor size (288) [cm] | ||
| Mean | 7.1 | 11.4 |
| Range | 1.0–35.6 | 4.5–20.5 |
| Tumor depth (288) | ||
| Superficial | 78 | 0 |
| Deep | 185 | 25 |
| AJCC Stage (272) | ||
| IA | 42 | 0 |
| IB | 18 | 0 |
| IIA | 63 | 8 |
| IIB | 52 | 2 |
| IIC | 12 | 1 |
| III | 62 | 12 |