Table 2.
Sentinel nodes: intraoperative and definitive pathological results for the 627 cases with intraoperative analysis
| Pathological definitive node status | Total | Intraoperative ASLND diagnosis ‘negative’ | Intraoperative ASLND diagnosis ‘positive’ |
| pN1 | 93 | 34 (37%) | 59 (63%) |
| pN1 mi | 49 | 46 (94%) | 3 (6%) |
| pN0i+ | 18 | 17 (94%) | 1 (6%) |
| Subtotal | 160 | 97 (61%) | 63 (39%) |
| pN0 | 467 | 465 | 2a |
| Total | 627 (100%) | 562 (90%) | 65 (10%) |
a
Two false-positive cases of intraoperative ASLN analysis (0.3%)
PN, pathological results of node status; ASLND, axillary sentinel lymph node dissection.