Research Article
Preserving Nipple Sensitivity after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Objective outcomes and sensory testing.
| | Location | Population | Studies reported | Studies reported | No. of breasts | Average SWM value | Total breasts | Weighted average SWM value | Sensory perception |
| | Nipple | NSM | 4 | Tevlin (NSM) | 20 | 4.9 | 138 | 4.7 | Loss of protective sensation | | Pek | 15 | 4.435 | | Tomita (BCS) | 47 | 3.84 | | Tomita (SSM) | 20 | 4.56 | | van Verschuer | 36 | 5.814 | | nNSM | 1 | Tevlin (nNSM) | 14 | 3.9 | 14 | 3.9 | Diminished light touch to diminished protective sensation | | Non-op control | 4 | Tevlin (nNSM control) | 14 | 3.2 | 195 | 2.9 | Normal to diminished light touch | | Tevlin (NSM control) | 20 | 2.83 | | Pek | 15 | 3.142 | | Tomita | 104 | 2.83 | | van Verschuer | 42 | 2.908 |
| | Areola | NSM | 3 | Tevlin (NSM) | 20 | 5.68 | 71 | 5.5 | Loss of protective sensation | | Pek | 15 | 4.41 | | | van Verschuer | 36 | 5.76 | | | nNSM | 1 | Tevlin (nNSM) | 14 | 4.84 | 14 | 4.8 | Loss of protective sensation | | Non-op control | 2 | Pek | 15 | 2.908 | 57 | 3.1 | Normal to diminished light touch | | van Verschuer | 42 | 3.123 |
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BCS, breast-conserving surgery; NSM, nipple-sparing mastectomy; nNSM, nipple-sparing mastectomy with neurotization of nipple-areola complex; non-op, not operated; SSM, skin-sparing mastectomy; SWM, Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments.
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