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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2008 Aug 10;144(4):525–532. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.06.005

Table 4.

First Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Identified by Order and Radioactive Counts (38 SLN Positive Patients)

Order of SLN Removed Radioactive Counts Positive SLN (%) Cumulative Number (%)

1st Highest 27 (71.1) 27 (71.1)
2nd Highest 3 (7.9) 30 (79.0)
>2nd Highest 1 (2.6) 31 (81.6)

2nd Highest 3 (7.9) 34 (89.5)
2nd Highest 3 (7.9) 37 (97.4)
>2nd Highest 0 (0) 37 (97.4)

3rd Highest 1 (2.6) 38 (100)
2nd Highest 0 (0)
>2nd Highest 0 (0)