Data | Blue dye | Combination method | ||
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n | % | n | % | |
Number of patients recruited to the study | 42 | 100 | 42 | 100 |
Number of patients with SLN detected | 41 | 97.6 | 41 | 97.6 |
Number of patients with positive SLN | 19 | 45.2 | 19 | 45.2 |
Number of patients with negative SLN | 22 | 53.7 | 22 | 53.7 |
Number of patients with stained-hot lymph nodes that were missed during the blue dye stage (%) | 3 (7.1) | |||
Number of patients with different frozen section results with the blue dye and combination methods | 0 (0) |