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Table 5 Characteristics of patients with unidentified SN (n = 8)

From: The predictive value of methylene blue dye as a single technique in breast cancer sentinel node biopsy: a study from Dharmais Cancer Hospital

Patient characteristics

Number

Percentage

Age (years)

Median (range)

8

54 (36–67)

Tumor size

Median (range)

8

2.8 (1.5–5.0)

Pathology

NST

7

87.5

Ca with medullary feature

1

12.5

Molecular subtypes

Luminal A

4

50.0

HER2 positive

2

25.0

Triple negative

2

25.0

Tumor grade

1

2

25.0

2

3

37.5

3

3

37.5

Metastases in LN

Positive

2

25.0

Negative

6

75.0

  1. NST no special type, Ca carcinoma, LN lymph node