Clinical Study

Morbidity of Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy in Vulval Cancer

Table 2

Comparison between the incidence of wound complications in the current cohort and other published data.

Current studyGaarenstroom et al. [7]Gould et al. [6]

Wound cellulitis 2 4 . 2 % ( 𝑛 = 1 5 ) Not studied 3 5 . 4 %
Wound breakdown 9 . 7 % ( 𝑛 = 6 ) 1 1 % ( 𝑛 = 2 1 ) 1 9 . 4 %
Wound seroma 1 2 . 5 % ( 𝑛 = 8 ) 2 7 % ( 𝑛 = 5 0 ) 1 3 . 1 %
Wound infection 3 . 2 % ( 𝑛 = 2 ) 2 7 % ( 𝑛 = 5 1 ) Not studied
Early lower limb lymphedema formation 4 . 8 % ( 𝑛 = 3 ) 2 1 % ( 𝑛 = 4 0 ) 4 . 8 %