Sentinel lymph node biopsy using dye alone method is reliable and accurate even after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer - a prospective study

Table 7 Single institution series evaluating SNB after NACT [19–25]

Author	Stage	Type of lymphatic mapping	All patients (No.)	Node positive patients	Success rate %	False negative rate%	Conclusion regarding accuracy of SLNB
Breslin TM et al [19, 20]	II/III	Blue dye+/_radio colloids	51	25	84.3	12	Accurate
Nason KS et al [21]	T1-T4, N0	Blue dye +radio colloid	15	9	86.7	33	Inaccurate
Julien TB et al [22]	I/II, palpable	Blue dye +/_ radiocolloid	31	6	93.5	0.0	Accurate
Steams V et al [23]	Locally advanced	Vital blue dye	34	13	85.3	14.3	Accurate
Fernandez A [24]	T1-T4. N0-N1	Radio-colloid	40	16	85	25	Inaccurate
Haid A et al [25]	T1-T3, operable	Blue dye+ radiocolloid	33	18	87.9	0.0	Accurate
Miller AR et al [26]	operable	Radicolloid, blue dye, both	35	9	86	0.0	Accurate
All studies combined			230	96	86	12.5

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