Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical profile
| N = 44 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 62.5 (53.3–65) |
| Gender, female | 44 (100) |
| Co-morbidities | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 (22.7) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2 (4.5) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 2 (4.5) |
| Previous breast surgery | 2 (4.5) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Asymptomatic (detected on screening) | 12 (27.3) |
| Breast mass | 29 (65.9) |
| Nipple discharge | 2 (4.5) |
| Mastalgia | 2 (4.5) |
| Axillary lymphadenopathy (clinical) | 4 (9.1) |
| Type of major breast surgery | |
| Wide local excision | 16 (36.4) |
| With SLNB | 16 (100) |
| With ALND | 5 (31.3) |
| Simple mastectomy | 28 (63.6) |
| With SLNB | 27 (96.4) |
| With ALND | 10 (35.7) |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 4 (9.1) |
ALND Axillary lymph node dissection, IQR Interquartile range, SLNB Sentinel lymph node biopsy