Table 3 Patient and tumor characteristics
Number of patients | % | |
|---|---|---|
Tumor localisation | ||
Upper outer quadrant | 14 (1 non-palpable) | 43.75 |
Upper inner quadrant | 6 | 18.75 |
Lower outer quadrant | 8 (2 non-palpable) | 25.0 |
Lower inner quadrant | 4 | 12.5 |
Tumor type | ||
Invasive ductal carcinoma | 28 (3 non-palpable) | 87.5 |
Invasive lobular carcinoma | 4 | 12.5 |
Axillary surgery | ||
Sentinel lymph node biopsy | 25 (3 non-palpable) | 78.0 |
Axillary lymph node dissection | 7 | 22.0 |