Table 6 Surgical treatment with sentinel lymph node technique according to surgical unit annual case load, 2002 and 2004, Piedmont Region, Italy
Surgical unit annual case load | Sentinel lymph node technique | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 2004 | |||
N and % | Missing | N and % | Missing | |
< 50 | 25/131 | 3 | 55/130 | 3 |
(19.1%) | (2.2%) | (42.3%) | (2.2%) | |
50–149 | 67/244 | 7 | 113/250 | 1 |
(27.4%) | (2.8%) | (45.2%) | (0.4%) | |
≥ 150 | 55/146 | 8 | 95/149 | 0 |
(37.7%) | (5.2%) | (63.7%) | ||
Overall | 147/521 | 21 | 263/529 | 21 |
(28.2%) | (3.9%) | (49.7%) | (3.8%) | |