Table 3 Prevalence of persistent pain, according to the treatments performed
Persistent paina | ||
|---|---|---|
N (%) | P-value | |
Surgery (n = 1043) | ||
Radical (n = 224) | 27 (12.1) | 0.693 |
Conservative (n = 819) | 91 (11.1) | |
Axillary treatmentb (n = 983) | <0.01 | |
Only SLNB (n = 268) | 18 (6.7) | |
ALND (n = 715) | 98 (13.7) | |
Neoadjuvant therapy (n = 1045) | 0.090 | |
No (n = 936) | 111 (11.9) | |
Yes (n = 109) | 7 (6.4) | |
Adjuvant therapy post-surgery (n = 1039) | 1 | |
No (n = 26) | 3 (11.5) | |
Yes (n = 1013) | 115 (11.4) | |
Chemotherapy (n = 1018) | <0.01 | |
No (n = 513) | 43 (8.4) | |
Yes (n = 505) | 73 (14.5) | |
Radiotherapy (n = 998) | 0.457 | |
No (n = 155) | 15 (9.7) | |
Yes (n = 843) | 99 (11.7) | |
Hormone therapy (n = 1019) | 0.328 | |
No (n = 219) | 29 (13.2) | |
Yes (n = 800) | 87 (10.9) | |
Her2 treatment (n = 1028) | 0.790 | |
No (n = 979) | 112 (11.4) | |
Yes (n = 49) | 5 (10.2) |