Table 11.
Sentinel Lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
| Author | Year | N | Identification rate (%) | False-negative rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breslin [187] | 2000 | 51 | 84 | 13 |
| Tafra [188] | 2001 | 29 | 93 | 0 |
| Fernandez [189] | 2001 | 40 | 85 | 22 |
| Julian [190] | 2002 | 34 | 91 | 0 |
| Stearns [191] | 2002 | 34 | 85 | 23 |
| Brady [192] | 2002 | 14 | 93 | 0 |
| Schwartz [193] | 2003 | 21 | 100 | 9 |
| Piato [194] | 2003 | 42 | 98 | 12 |
| Reitsamer [195] | 2003 | 30 | 87 | 7 |
| Kang [196] | 2004 | 54 | 72 | 11 |
| Lang [197] | 2004 | 53 | 94 | 4 |
| Shimazu [198] | 2004 | 47 | 94 | 12 |
| Balch [199] | 2004 | 32 | 97 | 5 |
| Mamounas [200] | 2005 | 428 | 85 | 12 |
| Tausch [201] | 2006 | 167 | 85 | 8 |
| Newman [202] | 2007 | 54 | 98 | 8 |
| Shen [203] | 2007 | 69 | 93 | 25 |
| Kinoshita [204] | 2007 | 104 | 93 | 10 |
| Hino [205] | 2008 | 55 | 71 | 0 |
| Classe [206] | 2009 | 195 | 90 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 1553 | 1345/1553 (87%) | 68/538 (13%) | |