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Table 1 Patient characteristics, sentinel lymph node results, and followup status.

From: Sentinel lymph node biopsy for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: clinical experience and review of literature

Patient

Age

Sex

Primary Site

High Risk Features*

SLN region

SLN #

SLN status

Excision Margins

Adjuvant Therapy

Follow up Time (mos)

Recurrence

1

51

M

forearm

a, c

axilla

1

neg

neg

no

1.3

no

2

76

M

chest wall

a, c

axilla

2

neg

neg

no

2.6

no

3

75

M

temporal

a, c, e, f

parotid

1

neg

4 mm

no

15.5

yes, local

4

89

F

temporal

a, e, g

parotid

3

neg

neg

no

11.8

no

5

67

M

upper arm

d, e

axilla

2

neg

neg

no

8.5

no

6

73

M

perineum

a, e, f

inguinal

2

neg

neg

no

12.8

yes, distant

  1. * High risk features defined below:
  2. a = size ≥20 mm (trunk/extremities), size ≥10 mm (head), size ≥6 mm (face, genitalia, hand/feet).
  3. b = poorly defined borders
  4. c = recurrent lesion
  5. d = immunosuppression
  6. e = moderate or poorly differentiated
  7. f = rapidly growing
  8. g = perineural involvement