Table 1
From: Ultrasound-guided axillary node core biopsy in the staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer
Number of axillas examined | 139 |
Number of axillas where nodes identified on ultrasound | 134 (96%) |
Number of axillas where CB performed | 121 (87%) |
CB inadequate rate (%) | 4.1 |
Lymph node-positive (surgery) (%) | 52.5 |
CB sensitivity, all positive nodes (%) | 53.4 |
CB sensitivity, macrometastases (%) | 62.3 |
CB sensitivity, micrometastases (%) | 8.3 |