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Comparison of pathological results between SLNB and combined use of SLNB, suspicious lymph node biopsy
| SLNB | SLNB + USALNB | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| + | - | ||
| + | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| - | 6 | 145 | 151 |
| Total | 69 | 145 | 214 |
SLNB: sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Compared with SLNB, SLNB + USALNB had a better false negative rate (2.8% vs. 11.3%, P = 0.031).
