TABLE 3

Success Rate of Sentinel Node Localization

Localization1-d protocol2-d protocol
SLN by isotope (%)476 (92.8)147 (97.4)
SLN by blue dye (%)414 (80.7)138 (91.4)
SLN by either isotope or blue dye (%)500* (97.5)150† (99.3)

  • ↵* Thirteen failures, one patient missing all data.

  • ↵† One failure, one patient missing all data.