Table 6. Literature overview of short- and long-term complication rate (%) in patients with vulvar SCC who underwent inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy.
| Author | Year | N | Incision | After SLN | Wound breakdown | Wound infection | Lymphocele | Lymphoedema | Cellulitis/ erysipelas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podratz et al | 1983 | 175 | ‘En bloc’ | No | 85 (with infection, necrosis) | 85 (with breakdown and necrosis) | 11 | 69 | 13 (with lymphangitis and phlebitis) |
| Hacker et al | 1981 | 100 | ‘En bloc’ | No | 44 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 2 |
| Gould et al | 2001 | 67 | Separate | No | 23.6 | 35.4 | 18.1 | 34.3 | 22.2 |
| Gaarenstroom et al | 2003 | 101 | Separate | No | 17 | 39 | 40 | 28 | — |
| van der Zee et al | 2008 | 47 (short term) 119 (long term) | Separate | Yes | 34 | 21.3 | — | 25.2 | 16.2 |
| Hinten et al | 2011 | 164 | ‘En bloc’ and separate | Yes | 18.8 | 28.6 | 29.2 | 48.8 | 33.8 |
Abbreviations: SCC=squamous cell carcinoma; SLN=sentinel lymph node; N=number of patients; short term=wound breakdown and infection and lymphocele; long term=lymphoedema and cellulitis/erysipelas; —= not studied.