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