Review Article
Which Patients Need an Axillary Clearance after Sentinel Node Biopsy?
Table 3
Studies of patients with micrometastases not treated by completion mastectomy.
| Author | Total | Follow-up (months) | Outcome |
| Fan et al. [48] | 27 | 17 | 1 recurrence | Nagashima et al. [49] | 19 | 24 | 1 recurrence | Yegiyants et al. [50] | 33 | 84 | 1 recurrence | Fournier et al. [51] | 16 | 30 | No recurrence | Langer et al. [52] | 27 | 77 | No recurrence | Meretoja et al. [53] | 48 | 37 | 3 recurrences, 1 death | Pernas et al. [54] | 45 | 60 | 1 recurrence | Reed et al. [38] | 57 | 59 | Significantly reduced disease-free interval |
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