Table 1. Participant age and cancer-related information.
| Category | Frequencies |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.23 (1.174) |
| Tumor stage (is/1/2/3) | 3/17/13/2 |
| Node stage (0/1/2/3) | 25/6/2/2 |
| Type of mastectomy | |
| Nipple sparing/Skin sparing/Total | 26/6/3 |
| Type of lymph node dissection | |
| None/SLNB/ALND/Both | 1/26/4/4 |
| Type of reconstruction | |
| TRAM/DoT | 17/18 |
| Surgery side (Right/Left) | 18/17 |
| Surgery on dominant side (yes/no) | 20/15 |
Note:
Results are expressed as frequencies unless otherwise specified. SD, standard deviation; is, carcinoma in situ; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection; TRAM, transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap; DoT, direct-to-implant or tissue expander insertion.