PMID: 9630850Jun 19, 1998Paper

Preservation versus section of intercostal-brachial nerve (IBN) in axillary dissection for breast cancer--a prospective randomized trial

European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
R J SalmonB Asselain

Abstract

Preservation of the intercostal-brachial nerve is advocated to reduce side effects of axillary dissection for breast cancer. We conducted a prospective randomized trail to compare functional results: sensory deficit and/or shoulder pain in preserved (group I) vs sacrificed (group II) intercostal-brachial nerve (IBN). From July 1993 to April 1994, 128 patients presenting with an invasive operable breast cancer were operated on by mastectomy n = 28 or lumpectomy n = 100 and axillary dissection. The patients were eligible for randomization when the IBN was preserved at the end of the axillary dissection. Group I (nerve preservation) included 66 patients and group II (nerve section) 62 patients. The two groups were well balanced for TNM, type of surgery, number of nodes dissected and positive, post-operative adjuvant treatment. Examinations were conducted at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Sensory deficit in the IBN area was reported by one patient in group I and four patients in group II, at 3 months (P = 0.36, NS). No patients, apart from one in group II, reported functional trouble at 18 months. Major shoulder motion, limitation and pain developed in four patients in group I and three in group II (NS). This was attributed to d...Continue Reading

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