World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Table 3 SLN detection rate according to stage and subtype using the CEUS method

From: Intradermal microbubbles and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a feasible approach for sentinel lymph node identification in early-stage breast cancer

	Clinic characteristic	CEUS		P
	Clinic characteristic	Detection cases	Detection rate (%)	P
Stage
0–II	88	88	100	<0.001
Stage III	13	10	76.9	<0.001
Subtype
Triple negative	18	16	88.9	0.046
Others	93	92	98.9	0.046

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