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Table 3 Inter-nodal relationships according to the number of retrieved sentinel nodes (SNs)

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

One SN

Two or more SNs

P value

Clipped node to tattooed node

  

1.00

 Concordance

73% (8/11)

77% (10/13)

 

 Discordance

27% (3/11)

23% (3/13)

 

Clipped node to sentinel nodea

  

.206

 Concordance

45% (5/11)

77% (10/13)

 

 Discordance

55% (6/11)

23% (3/13)

 

Tattooed node to sentinel nodea

  

.102

 Concordance

36% (4/11)

77% (10/13)

 

 Discordance

64% (7/11)

23% (3/13)

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