Postoperative Complications following Nodal Dissection and Their Association with Melanoma Recurrence

Table 5

The association between complications and recurrence.

Recurrence risk	ILND (63)	𝑃 value	ALND (41)	𝑃 value
Overall recurrence	53 (84.1%)	0.016	26 (63.4%)	—
Overall complications	25 (39.7%)	0.569	14 (34.1%)	—
Complication with recurrence	19 (30.1%)	0.152	10 (24.3%)	0.433
Lymphedema	11 (17.4%)	0.519	5 (12.2%)	0.273
Wound infection	5 (7.9%)	0.995	4 (9.7%)	0.858
Seroma	11 (17.4%)	0.957	4 (9.7%)	0.858
Haematoma	2 (3.2%)	0.532	19 (2.4%)	0.442
Chronic pain	1 (1.6%)	0.180	0	0.442