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Table 4 The incidence of residual ARM nodes in the SLNB and ALND groups

From: Using the axillary reverse mapping technique to screen breast cancer patients with a high risk of lymphedema

 

SLNB group

ALND group

P

No.

%

No.

%

Residual ARM nodes+

25

67.6

11

37.9

0.016

Residual ARM nodes−

12

32.4

18

62.1

  1. LE lymphedema, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy, ALND axillary lymph node dissection, ARM axillary reverse mapping
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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