Table 2.

Characteristics of axillary lymph-node dissection surgery in the study population

Variable	Parameter	Control group, n (%)	Study group, n (%)	Total, n (%)	χ2	p-value
Type of breast cancer surgery	Conservative	8 (33.3)	5 (20.8)	13 (27.1)	0.949	0.330
	MRM	16 (66.7)	19 (79.2)	35 (72.9)
Visualization of lymphatics	Yes	N/A	18 (75)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	No	N/A	6 (25)	N/A
Visualization of lymph nodes	Yes	N/A	20 (83.3)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	No	N/A	4 (16.7)	N/A

MRM modified radical mastectomy; N/A not applicable