Research Article
Prediction of Sentinel Node Status and Clinical Outcome in a Melanoma Centre
Table 3
Local recurrence and melanoma-related death.
| | | Total
(%)/mean (±SD) | Negative SLN
(%)/mean (±SD) | Positive SLN
(%)/mean (±SD) | OR (95% CI) | value* |
| | Local recurrence | 24 (11) | 8 (4.7) | 16 (34.8) | 10.93 (4.30–27.81) | <0.001¥ | | Time to local recurrence (median, months) | 15.6 (±13.7) | 17.8 (±19.0) | 14.7 (±9.9) | — | NS† | | Melanoma-related death | 33 (14.9) | 16 (9.2) | 17 (35.4) | 5.38 (2.46–11.78) | <0.001¥ |
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NS: not statistically significant; CI: confidence interval; P value of the Chi-square test (¥) or -Student’s test (†) as appropriate.
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