Table 3.
Number and percentage of patients with a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy who had radiological staging that meet the current guideline criteria to recommend radiological staging
Guideline parameters | Patients meeting the criteria (n) (n = 227) | Complying with guidelines for staging (%) |
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Tumour > 50mm | 28 | 12 |
Lymph nodes ≥ 4 | 33 | 14 |
Both | 7 | 3 |
Total | 68 | 30 |