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Sentinel lymph node metastasis and its detection.
| Positive Non-Hot Node |
Negative Non-Hot Node |
Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Hot Node | 15 (12.7%) | 103 (87.3%) | 118 (100%) | <0.001 |
| Negative Hot Node | 15 (2.4%) | 617 (97.6%) | 632 (100%) | |
| Total | 30 (4%) | 720 (96%) | 750 (100%) |
Hot Node: sentinel lymph node (SLN) carrying radioisotope signal.
Non-Hot Node (non-SLN): nodes biopsied without radioisotope signal.
Positive: pathologically confirmed metastasis.
Negative: no metastasis.
