Nodes removed, total no. (range) | 3 (2–5) | 11 (8–14) | NA |
SLNs, total no. (range) | 3] (2–5) | 2 (2–4) | < 0.001 |
Positive SLN, no. (range) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.13 |
Percent positive SLN, % (range) | 37.5 (25–50) | 63.4 (40–100) | < 0.001 |
Largest sentinel node deposit, mean (range) mm | 2.5 (1–6) | 3 (1.5–5) | 0.72 |
Microscopic SLN deposits, no. (%) | 46 (48.4) | 31 (34.4) | 0.05 |
N Stage, no. (%) |
N1 | 92/95 (96.8) | 80/90 (88.9) | 0.044 |
N2 | 3/95 (3.2) | 10/90 (11.1) | |