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Table 3 Relationship between tumor size, ratio of SLN macrometastases, and incidence of nSLN metastasis

From: Risk factors of non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer with 1–2 sentinel lymph node macrometastases underwent total mastectomy: a case-control study

Characteristic

Amount

Incidence of nSLN metastasis

TS >22 mm and ratio of SLN macrometastases >0.33

53

73.6%

TS >22 mm and ratio of SLN macrometastases ≤0.33

68

27.9%

TS ≤22 mm and ratio of SLN macrometastases >0.33

70

32.9%

TS ≤22 mm and ratio of SLN macrometastases ≤0.33

82

17.1%

In total

273

35.2%