Short-term outcomes and safety of radiotherapy for immediate breast reconstruction with autologous flap transfer following breast-conserving surgery

Table 2 Cosmetic results of the RT group and non-RT group

Cosmetic results, n (%)	pre-RT		P value	1 month after RT		P value	6 months after RT		P value
Cosmetic results, n (%)	RT group	Non-RT group	P value	RT group	Non-RT group	P value	RT group	Non-RT group	P value
Scar			0.138			0.103			0.057
Very good	10 (31.2)	9 (17.3)		12 (37.5)	11 (21.2)		21 (65.6)	23 (44.2)
Good	22 (68.8)	43 (82.7)		20 (62.5)	41 (78.8)		11 (33.4)	29 (55.8)
Satisfactory	0	0		0	0		0	0
Poor	0	0		0	0		0	0
Shape			0.209			0.192			0.198
Very good	10 (31.2)	10 (19.2)		13 (40.6)	14 (26.9)		20 (62.5)	25 (48.5)
Good	22 (68.8)	42 (80.8)		19 (59.4)	38 (73.1)		12 (37.5)	27 (51.5)
Satisfactory	0	0		0	0		0	0
Poor	0	0		0	0		0	0
Symmetry			0.356			0.094			0.239
Very good	11 (34.4)	13 (25.0)		15 (46.9)	15 (28.8)		19 (59.4)	24 (46.2)
Good	21 (65.6)	39 (75.0)		17 (53.1)	37 (71.2)		13 (40.6)	28 (53.8)
Satisfactory	0			0	0		0	0
Poor	0			0	0		0	0
Skin color			0.761			< 0.001			0.185
Very good	8 (25.0)	10 (19.2)		1 (3.1)	15 (28.8)		23 (71.9)	32 (61.5)
Good	23 (71.9)	41 (78.8)		19 (59.4)	35 (67.3)		8 (25.0)	20 (38.5)
Satisfactory	1 (3.1)	1 (2.0)		12 (37.8)	2 (3.9)		1 (3.1)	0
Poor	0	0		0	0		0	0
Nipple position			0.454			0.082			0.075
Very good	8 (25.0)	10 (19.2)		12 (37.5)	15 (28.8)		20 (62.5)	23 (44.2)
Good	22 (68.8)	41 (78.8)		18 (56.3)	37 (71.2)		11 (34.4)	29 (55.8)
Satisfactory	1 (3.1)	1 (2.0)		2 (6.2)	0		1 (3.1)	0
Poor	1 (3.1)	0		0	0		0	0
Overall			0.441			< 0.001			0.424
Very good	6 (18.8)	7 (13.5)		0	11 (21.1)		7 (21.9)	15 (28.8)
Good	22 (68.8)	42 (80.8)		20 (62.5)	39 (75.0)		24 (75.0)	37 (71.2)
Satisfactory	3 (9.3)	3 (5.7)		11 (34.4)	2 (3.9)		1 (3.1)	0
Poor	1 (3.1)	0		1 (3.1)	0		0	0

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