| Malignant | Benign | Non-evaluable |
---|---|---|---|
Lymph nodes (n = 38 in 37 patients) | 21 | 15 | 2 |
Mean age in years (range) | 57 (38 – 72) | 56 (30 – 82) | 65 (65 – 65) |
Lymph node palpable in clinical exam | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Mean interval from primary diagnosis to ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (range) | 4y9m (1Â m - 13y7m) | 7y5m (5Â m - 26y6m) | 4y6m (2y3m - 6y9m) |
Lymph node localisation | |||
 • axillar ipsilateral | 12 | 6 | 1 |
 • axillar contralateral | 7 | 6 | 1 |
 • supraclavicular ipsilateral | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 • supraclavicular contralateral | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 • infraclavicular ipsilateral | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 • infraclavicular contralateral | 0 | 0 | 0 |