Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Node: To Do or Not to Do? Suggestions from Our Series

Table 1

Pathologic findings after ALND in case of FNAC or SNB positivity (we have higher lymph nodes involvement if FNAC is positive; 𝑃<0.0001).

pN	FNAC + (%)	SLN + All (%)	pN1mi (sn) (%)	pN1a (sn) (%)
1mi	2	80	80	—
	0,8	26,8	84,2	—
1°	117	164	11	153
	49	54,8	11,6	75
2a	73	38	3	35
	30,5	12,7	3,2	17.2
3a	47	17	1	16
	19,7	5,7	1	7,8
Total	239	299	95	204