Characteristics of Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Results*
| Patient no. | Ispsilateral level | Sentinel node size (mm) | Contralateral level | Sentinel node size | Cytology | Level of metastases | Post therapeutic N-status | Micro/Mets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | None | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| 2 | None | None | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| 3 | III | 7 × 4 × 20 | NA | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| II | 8 × 4 × 18 | Benign | 0 | |||||
| 4 | III | 11 × 6 × 7 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| 5 | II | 6 × 3 × 7 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| 6 | II | 12 × 10 × 11 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| 7 | II | 4 × 4 × 5 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| 8 | II | 7 × 4 × 16 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| III | 6 × 3 × 9 | Benign | ||||||
| 9 | II | 8 × 12 × 13 | Benign | 0 | 0/0 | |||
| 10 | I | 9 × 10 × 7 | NA | II | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| 11 | II | 3 × 4 × 3 | NP | III | 2b | 0/2 | ||
| I | 12 × 6 × 7 | Benign | II | |||||
| 12 | II | 9 × 5 × 10 | Benign | II | 2a | 0/1 | ||
| 13 | II | 5 × 6 × 12 | Benign | II | 2b | 0/3 | ||
| 14 | II | 7 × 4 × 13 | Benign | II | 2b | 2/2 | ||
| II | 7 × 12 × 5 | Benign | ||||||
| II | 7 × 7 × 10 | Benign | ||||||
| 15 | II | 10 × 5 × 12 | Benign | I | 2b | 0/2 | ||
| IV | 9 × 4 × 9 | Benign | I | |||||
| 16 | I | 8 × 7 × 9 | Benign | 1 | 1/1 | |||
| I | 6 × 5 × 6 | Malignant | I |
↵* Classified according to guidelines of Union Internationale Contre le Cancer.
Micro/mets = micrometastases/metastases; NA = insufficient material; NP = not punctured.