Table 1 Review of publications including at least 20 patients
Author | N | Initial ALND/SLNB/none | Radiotracer injection | Detection (%) | SN axillary/extraaxillary | SN pos (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palit 2008 (review) [22] | 287 | 77/131/0 | Review | 73 | n.a./32% | 15 |
Van der Ploeg 2010 [24] | 115 | 12/36/67 | Intratumoral | 83 | 70%/51% | 12/115 (10) |
Port 2007a [19] | 117 | 63/54/0 | Peritumoralc | 55 | 69%/30% | 10/64 (16) |
Intra 2007a [20] | 65 | 0/65/0 | Peritumoral | 97 | 97%/8% | 7/65 (11) |
Cox 2008 [38] | 56 | 0/56/0 | Periareolar / peritumoral | 80 | 98%/2% | 9/45 (20) |
Axelsson 2008 [12] | 47 | 43/1/3 | Peritumorald | 45 | 24/7 | 7/20 (35) |
Koizumi 2008 [9] | 31 | 16/3/12 | Peritumoral | 95 | 61%/36% | 4/28 (14) |
Schrenk 2008 [15] | 23 | 12/11/0 | Peritumoral | 63 | 100%/31% | 3/16 (19) |
Boughey 2006a [8] | 21 | 12/5/4 | Peritumoral | 69 | 100%/46% | 1/13 (8) |
Karam 2008b [39] | 20 | 11/4/5 | Above mastectomy scar | 75 | 15/2 | 2/13 (15) |