TABLE 1.

Patient demographics

Characteristics	N
Total patients	52
M:F	44:8
Median age (range in years)	71 (46–88)
Race
Caucasian	50 (96 %)
Other	2 (4 %)
Location
Head and neck	19 (37 %)
Trunk	14 (27 %)
Upper extremity	10 (19 %)
Lower extremity	9 (17 %)
Tumor thickness (mm)
< 1.0	9 (17 %)
1–2	10 (19 %)
2–4	14 (27 %)
> 4	10 (19 %)
Unknown	9 (17 %)
Median preoperative WBC (range)	12.1 (1.5–200)
Median number of SLN with CLL (range)	3 (2–8)

WBC white blood cell count; SLN sentinel lymph node; CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia