Table 1: Non-SN metastasis and pathological factors in patients with one or two metastatic SNs.

Patients

n (%)

Non-SN metastases P
Positive
25 (19%)
Negative
107 (81%)
pT ≦ 0, ≦ 2 cm 62 (47%) 8 (13%) 54 (87%) 0.06
< 2, ≦5 cm 64 (48%) 14 (22%) 50 (78%)
< 5 cm 6 (5%) 3 (50%) 3 (50%)
ER + 111 (84%) 20 (18%) 91 (82%) 0.53
- 21 (16%) 5 (24%) 16 (76%)
PgR + 105 (80%) 21 (20%) 84 (80%) 0.60
- 27 (20%) 4 (15%) 23 (85%)
HER2 + 12 (9%) 5 (42%) 7 (58%) 0.035
- 120 (91%) 20 (17%) 100 (83%)
ly + 65 (49%) 15 (23%) 50 (77%) 0.23
- 67 (51%) 10 (15%) 57 (85%)
v + 11 (8%) 2 (18%) 9 (82%) 0.95
- 121 (92%) 23 (19%) 98 (81%)

SN: Sentinel Lymph Node; pT: Pathological Tumor Diameter; ER: Estrogen Receptor; PgR: Progesterone Receptor; HER2: Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2; ly: Lymphatic Invasion; v: Venous Invasion.