Table 1 Distribution of retrieved sentinel lymph nodes and presence of metastatic disease
Total SLNs | Patients (N) | No. of patient with no nodal metastasis | No. of patient with 1 nodal metastasis | No. of patient with 2 nodal metastases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | – |
2 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 1 |
3 | 55 | 48 | 6 | 1 |
4 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 |
5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | – |
6 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
 > 6 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
975 (4.15) | 239 | 212 | 21 | 6 |