Table 4.
XRT n = 102 | No-XRT n = 68 | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Patients with complication by severity | <0.001 | ||
None | 64 (63) | 61 (90) | <0.001 |
Medical management required | 30 (29) | 5 (7) | <0.001 |
Surgical management required | 8 (8) | 2 (3) | 0.10 |
Time to surgical management, months∗ | 20.0 (5.5–42.0) | 0.8 (0.7–0.8) | — |
Complication type | |||
Amputation | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 |
Arteritis | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.52 |
Cellulitis | 6 (6) | 1 (1) | 0.24 |
Deep wound infection | 5 (5) | 2 (3) | 0.7 |
Dermatitis | 6 (6) | 0 (0) | 0.08 |
Deep venous thrombosis | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.52 |
Fibrosis | 16 (16) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Fracture/osteonecrosis | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.16 |
Hematoma/seroma | 10 (10) | 2 (3) | 0.13 |
Ileus | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.40 |
Lymphedema | 28 (28) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Mucositis | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 |
Neuropathy | 4 (4) | 2 (3) | 1 |
Ulcer | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 |
Wound breakdown | 4 (4) | 3 (4) | 1 |
Total complications | 91 | 11 | — |
Values presented as n (%), unless otherwise specified. XRT, radiation group; No-XRT, no radiation group; ∗, median (interquartile range).