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Table 2 ALN metastasis burden between the FNA and SLNB groups

From: Higher axillary lymph node metastasis burden in breast cancer patients with positive preoperative node biopsy: may not be appropriate to receive sentinel lymph node biopsy in the post-ACOSOG Z0011 trial era

 

Case no. (%)

P value

FNA

(N = 202)

SLNB

(N = 186)

Mean no. of ALN removed

19.96 (19.20–20.71)

19.03 (18.28–19.78)

0.086

Mean no. of positive ALN

5.18 (4.44–5.92)

1.77 (1.50–2.04)

< 0.001

No. of positive ALN

< 0.001

 1+

33 (16.34)

119 (63.98)

 

 2+

51 (25.25)

45 (24.19)

 

 ≥ 3+

118 (58.42)

22 (11.83)

 
  1. ALN axillary lymph node, FNA fine-needle aspiration, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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