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Table 11 Sentinel Lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

From: Recent advances in the surgical care of breast cancer patients

Author

Year

N

Identification rate (%)

False-negative rate (%)

Breslin [187]

2000

51

84

13

Tafra [188]

2001

29

93

0

Fernandez [189]

2001

40

85

22

Julian [190]

2002

34

91

0

Stearns [191]

2002

34

85

23

Brady [192]

2002

14

93

0

Schwartz [193]

2003

21

100

9

Piato [194]

2003

42

98

12

Reitsamer [195]

2003

30

87

7

Kang [196]

2004

54

72

11

Lang [197]

2004

53

94

4

Shimazu [198]

2004

47

94

12

Balch [199]

2004

32

97

5

Mamounas [200]

2005

428

85

12

Tausch [201]

2006

167

85

8

Newman [202]

2007

54

98

8

Shen [203]

2007

69

93

25

Kinoshita [204]

2007

104

93

10

Hino [205]

2008

55

71

0

Classe [206]

2009

195

90

11

TOTAL

 

1553

1345/1553 (87%)

68/538 (13%)