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Table 6 Pathologic axillary lymph node metastasis by age and the presence of radiologically suspicious axillary lymph node

From: Selective omission of sentinel lymph node biopsy in mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ: identifying eligible candidates

 

Age

≤ 50

> 50

Suspicious axillary lymph node

  
 

Negative

3/175 (1.7%)

2/121 (1.7%)

Positive

11/45 (24.4%)

1/44 (2.3%)