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Table 2 Results of ARM in patients without SLNB and with SLNB

From: Evaluation of the metastatic status of lymph nodes identified using axillary reverse mapping in breast cancer patients

 

Patients without SLNB (n=25)

Patients with SLNB (n=35)

P value

Identification

ARM node

22 (88)

26 (74)

0.33

ARM lymphatic duct

19 (76)

30 (86)

0.54

Preservation

ARM node

4 (16)

11 (31)

0.29

ARM lymphatic duct

8 (32)

17 (49)

0.20

ARM node

Identified number

  

NS

Total

35

42

 

AVR±SD

1.6±0.85

1.6±0.9

 

Location

  

0.46

A

22 (63)

25 (60)

 

B

9 (25)

8 (19)

 

C

2 (6)

1 (2)

 

D

0 (0)

1 (2)

 

E

2 (6)

7 (17)

 

Metastasis

  

0.035

 

6 (24)

1 (3)

 

FNAC

Tested node number

23 (66)

22 (52)

0.23

Negative

13 (57)

17 (77)

0.26

Positive

4 (17)

1 (5)

 

Inadequate

6 (26)

4 (18)

 
  1. Numbers in brackets are percentages.
  2. FNAC, Fine needle aspiration cytology; NS, Not significant; SLNB, Sentinel node biopsy.