Sentinel lymph node biopsy as guidance for radical trachelectomy in young patients with early stage cervical cancer

Table 3 Relationships between SLN detection rate and various clinical characteristics

Characteristic	No. of patients	No. of cases with SLNs detected (%)	SLN detected			P value
			Unilateral	Bilateral	None
Age (year)						0.153
≤25	9	9	5	4	0
>25, ≤30	22	20	12	8	2
>30, ≤35	20	19	9	10	1
>35	17	16	10	6	1
FIGO stage						0.106
IA1	3	3	3	0	0
IA2	28	26	16	10	2
IB1	37	35	17	18	2
Differentiation						0.248
Well	45	44	24	20	1
Moderate	14	12	8	4	2
Poor	9	8	4	4	1
Tumor size						0.004
≤1.0 cm	41	40	22	18	1
>1.0 cm,≤2.0 cm	13	12	7	5	1
>2.0 cm,≤3.0 cm	8	8	4	4	0
>3.0 cm	6	4	3	1	2
Preoperative conization						0.266
Yes	19	18	11	7	1
No	49	46	25	21	3

SLN, sentinel lymph node; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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