65 F 1992 Right Primary site over Apparent No None at 10 regional nodes years region 45 F 1994 Right Primary site over Apparent Yes None at 11 neck regional nodes (negative) years 66 M 1999 Right Primary site over Apparent No Right axilla axilla regional nodes 77 F 2001 Right No cause identified True Unknown Unknown cheek 57 F 2001 Right Previous right True or No None at 5 posterior axillary dissection apparent years shoulder 77 F 2001 Right a) Excision biopsy a) True No. No focal None at 3 neck site infection b) Apparent hot spot years b) Primary site over c) True found with regional nodes gamma c) Previous probe sternotomy. 75 M 2001 Left Excision biopsy site True No Died 9 thorax inflamed + dehisced months posterior later, cause unknown 25 F 2002 Left Primary site over Apparent or No None regional nodes true (close recorded to thoracic duct) 52 F 2002 Left Primary site over Apparent No Left axilla axilla regional nodes Table 2.1.3. Details of cases where failure to identify sentinel nodes (non-localization) by lymphoscintigraphy occurred. Table 2.1.3 (continued) Age Sex Date Location of Likely cause Category of SN biopsy Site of any of primary for failure to performed? recurrence LSG tumour identify SNs
65 F 1992 Right region Primary site over regional nodes Apparent No None at 10 years 45 F 1994 Right neck Primary site over regional nodes Apparent Yes (negative) None at 11 years 66 M 1999 Right axilla Primary site over regional nodes Apparent No Right axilla 77 F 2001 Right cheek No cause identified True Unknown Unknown 57 F 2001 Right posterior shoulder Previous right axillary dissection True or apparent No None at 5 years 77 F 2001 Right neck a) Excision biopsy site infection b) Primary site over regional nodes c) Previous sternotomy. a) True b) Apparent c) True No. No focal hot spot found with gamma probe None at 3 years 75 M 2001 Left thorax posterior Excision biopsy site inflamed + dehisced True No Died 9 months later, cause unknown 25 F 2002 Left Primary site over regional nodes Apparent or true (close to thoracic duct) No None recorded 52 F 2002 Left axilla Primary site over regional nodes Apparent No Left axilla Table 2.1.3. Details of cases where failure to identify sentinel nodes (non-localization) by lymphoscintigraphy occurred. Table 2.1.3 (continued) Age Sex Date of LSG Location of primary tumour Likely cause for failure to identify SNs Category of SN biopsy performed? Site of any recurrence