Number all patients | SLN positive patients | SLN negative patients | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SLN status | 197 | 44 (22%) | 153 (78%) | |
Recurrence: | ||||
Yes | 34 (17%) | 14 (32%) | 20 (13%) | 0.002 |
No | 163 (83%) | 30 (68%) | 133 (87%) | |
Site of initial recurrence*: | ||||
Local/in transit | 17 (50%) | 9 (64%) | 8 (40%) | NS |
Regional lymph node | 16 (47%) | 6 (43%) | 10 (50%) | NS |
Distant metastatic | 20 (59%) | 8 (57%) | 14 (70%) | NS |