Table 2.

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection

	No. of patients	Percent
Detection rate of SLN using combined method	33/36	91.7
Detection rate of SLN by lymphoscintigraphy alone	31/36	86.1
Detection rate of SLN by gamma probe alone	25/36	69.4
Presence of blue dye in SLN	25/36	69.4
Unilateral detection of SLN	17/31	54.8
Bilateral detection of SLN	14/31	45.2