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Characteristics of 195 patients who received internal mammary lymph node sampling during reconstructive breast surgery.
| Number of patients (lymph node +) | 195 |
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| Mean age in years (range) | 49.8 (24–73) |
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| Type of operation | |
| Unilateral | 166 (85.1%) |
| Bilateral | 29 (14.9%) |
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| Used flap type | |
| DIEP | 115 (59.0%) |
| fms-TRAM | 80 (41.0%) |
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| Type of reconstruction | |
| Primary | 32 (16.4%) |
| Secondary | 163 (83.6%) |
