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Table 2 Inter-nodal relationships according to clinical N stage

From: Ultrasound-guided dual-localization for axillary nodes before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with clip and activated charcoal in breast cancer patients: a feasibility study

Relationship

All

cN1

cN2

cN3

P value

Clipped node to tattooed node

    

.621

 Concordance

79% (22/28)

79% (15/19)

60% (3/5)

100% (4/4)

 

 Discordance

21% (6/28)

21% (4/19)

40% (2/5)

0% (0/4)

 

Clipped node to sentinel nodea

    

.156

 Concordance

63% (15/24)

68% (13/19)

50% (2/4)

0% (0/1)

 

 Discordance

38% (9/24)

32% (6/19)

50% (2/4)

100% (1/1)

 

Tattooed node to sentinel nodea

    

.691

 Concordance

58% (14/24)

58% (11/19)

75% (3/4)

0% (0/1)

 

 Discordance

42% (10/24)

42% (8/19)

25% (1/4)

100% (1/1)

 
  1. aSentinel nodes were narrowly defined as radioactive nodes and/or nodes containing blue dye