Table 5.

Comparison of wide local excision (WLE) with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) versus mastectomy with ALND

	Baseline			Post-operative week 2			Post-operative week 6
	WLE + ALND (n = 5)	Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)	p-value*	WLE + ALND (n = 5)	Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)	p-value*	WLE + ALND (n = 5)	Mastectomy + ALND (n = 10)	p-value*
Shoulder flexion AROM+(°)	166 (153–174)	163 (150–170)	0.679	165 (160–172)	155 (145–170)	0.254	170 (165–178)	155 (142–161)	0.019
Shoulder abduction AROM+(°)	171 (152–174)	160 (154–174)	0.953	170 (166–176)	148 (121–170)	0.055	180 (173–180)	175 (130–180)	0.310
Pain score+#	1 (1–1.5)	1 (1–1)	0.768	1 (1–2)	2 (1–2)	0.513	1 (1–1.5)	1.5 (1–2)	0.371
Numbness score+#	1 (1–2)	1 (1–1.3)	0.679	2 (1–2)	2 (1–2)	0.679	1 (1–1.5)	2 (1.8–2)	0.055
QuickDASH disability score+	2.27 (0–3.64)	1.14 (0–3.01)	0.953	5.00 (1.14–15.00)	8.41 (2.44–14.60)	0.679	5.00 (1.14–7.95)	5.68 (2.27–15.23)	0.513

AROM Active range of motion, ALND Axillary lymph node dissection

⁺All of the study variables in this table are presented in median (IQR) unless otherwise specified

^*p-value is obtained by performing a Mann-Whitney U test comparing between the two groups at a specific time interval (baseline, post-operative week 2 or post-operative week 6)

^#Pain score and numbness score are components of the QuickDASH questionnaire ranging from 1 to 5, where 1 represents none, 2 represents mild, 3 represents moderate, 4 represents severe and 5 represents extreme