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Table 4 The details of SLN detection and pathological examination of the 11 patients with lymph node metastasis

From: Potential risks in sentinel lymph node biopsy for cervical cancer: a single-institution pilot study

Patient Number

Number of SLNs

SLN lateral

Metastatic lateral

Locations of SLNs

Metastases on frozen examination

Metastases on final pathology

Total

Metastatic

SLNs

Non-SLNs

1

3

3

Bilateral

Bilateral

Left: E; right: O

Left: E; right: O

Left: E; right: O

Right: M

2

12

3

Bilateral

Right

Left: E, O; right: M

Right: M

Right: M

—

3*

8

1

Bilateral

Bilateral

Left: E, C; right: O

None

Left: E

Right: E

4**

5

1

Right

Bilateral

Right: E, O

Right: E

Right: E

Left: O, M

5

15

1

Left

Left

Left: E, O

Left: O

Left: O

—

6**

2

1

Left

Bilateral

Left: O

Left: O

Left: O

Right: O

7

9

2

Bilateral

Bilateral

S; left: O; right: O

S; right: O

S; right: O

Left: O

8

1

1

Left

Left

Left: E

Left: E

Left: E

Left: M

9*

1

1

Right

Right

Right: O

None

Right: O

—

10

3

1

Bilateral

Left

Left: E; right: E

Left: E

Left: E

—

11

0

0

Left

Left

Left: O

Left: O

Left: O

Left: E

  1. E external iliac, O obturator, C common iliac, M parametrial, S pre-sacral
  2. *Patients with false-negative frozen section examination
  3. **Patients with unilateral SLN detection have bilateral node metastases