T1 | T2 | |||||
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FNA (N = 61) | SLNB (N = 77) | P value | FNA (N = 141) | SLNB (N = 109) | P value | |
No. of ALN removed [mean (95% CI)] | 19.38 (18.07–20.69) | 18.30 (17.21–19.39) | 0.205 | 20.21 (19.28–21.13) | 19.54 (18.52–20.57) | 0.344 |
No. of positive ALN [mean (95% CI)] | 4.26 (3.31–5.21) | 1.51 (1.27–1.74) | < 0.001 | 5.57 (4.60–6.55) | 1.96 (1.53–2.39) | < 0.001 |
No. of positive ALN | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
1+ | 13 (21.31) | 52 (67.53) | 20 (14.18) | 67 (61.47) | ||
2+ | 16 (26.23) | 20 (25.97) | 35 (24.82) | 25 (22.94) | ||
≥ 3+ | 32 (52.46) | 5 (6.49) | 86 (60.99) | 17 (15.60) |