Avoiding unnecessary sentinel node biopsy

Breast Cancer Research

Table 1

	Histology positive?
	Yes	No
Palpable nodes? (six not recorded)
Yes	13	2
No	13	27
Ultrasound positive?
Yes	21	4
No	8	28
Either nodes palpable or ultrasound positive?
Yes	23	5
No	6	27

ISSN: 1465-542X