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2-year cumulative incidence of RVC ≥10% according to type of axillary surgery and radiation therapy
| N | 2-year cumulative incidence |
95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No axillary surgery | 160 | 2.40% | 0.77% | 7.32% |
| SLNB, no nodal radiation | 678 | 2.00% | 1.13% | 3.52% |
| SLNB with nodal radiation | 44 | 6.08% | 1.49% | 23.04% |
| ALND, no nodal radiation | 92 | 10.21% | 5.18% | 19.60% |
| ALND with nodal radiation | 194 | 18.07% | 12.61% | 25.54% |
Abbreviations: SLNB = sentinel lymph node biopsy, ALND = axillary lymph node dissection
