Review Article
Sentinel Node Biopsy Alone versus Completion Axillary Node Dissection in Node Positive Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Summary of differences in outcomes of SLND alone versus ALND.
| | Study | Overall survival | Disease free survival | Local recurrence rate | Surgical morbidities |
| | Giuliano et al. [12] | No difference;
92.5% versus 91.8%; | No difference;
83.9% versus 82.2; % | No difference;
1.6% versus 3.1%; | Benefit;
25% versus 70%;
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worse in ALND group |
| | Solá et al. [15] | Not assessed | No difference;
98.2%
Log rank test; | No difference;
1.7% versus 1%; | Not assessed |
| | Galimberti et al. [17] | No difference;
97.5% versus 97.6%; Log Rank | No difference;
87.8% versus 84.4%; Log Rank | No difference;
low in SLNB <1% | Benefit;
Sensory neuropathy, 12% versus 18%, —0.012; motor neuropathy, 3% versus 8%, ; Lymphoedema, 3% versus 13%; ;
worse in ALND group |
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