Table 3.
Surgical outcomes and BC tumor excision success rates.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of surgery | ||
| Lumpectomy with SLNB | 437 | 80.6 |
| Lumpectomy with SLNB followed by ALND | 64 | 11.8 |
| Lumpectomy with ALND | 32 | 5.9 |
| Lumpectomy only | 9 | 1.6 |
| Complete one-stage resection | ||
| Yes | 527 | 93.4 |
| No | 37 | 6.6 |
| Macroscopic tumor identification | ||
| In breast surgical specimen | 558 | 98.9 |
| In intraoperative re-excision surgical specimen | 4 | 0.7 |
| Not identified | 2 | 0.4 |
| Weight of the breast specimen (in g, median) (Range) |
38 (4–703) |
|
| Maximal diameter of the breast specimen (in cm, median) (Range) |
6 (2–15.5) |
|
| Volume of the breast specimen (in cm3, median) (Range) |
44 (6–368.6) |
|
SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection.