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. 2024 Mar 5;75:103703. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2024.103703

Table 5.

Characteristics of MBC with positive SLNB.

Study
Year
Mean tumor size (cm) T stage (TNM Tumor histology Tumor grade Positive ER Positive PR Positive Her2 Ki67
<25%
Mean SLN removed (n) Mean ALN removed (n Mean positive ALN (n)
Albo
2003
1.7 IDC (1) Grade 2 (1) 1 0 0 1 17 3
De Cicco
2004
T1 (6) IDC (5)
DCIS (1)
Grade 1 (1)
Grade 2 (3)
Grade 3 (1)
5 5 3 1 (1) 23.6 (15–33) 0.007 (0–1)
Martin
2017
2.4 (5–4.0) IDC (8)
DCIS (1)
Grade 1 (2)
Grade 2 (6)
Grade 3 (1)
9 9 1 8 2.1 (1–5) 15 (5–24) 5.8 (0–24)

IDC: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; DCIS: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ; ER: Estrogen Receptor; PR: Progesterone Receptor; SLN: Sentinel Lymph Node; ALN: Axillary Lymph Node; -: data not available.