The dye or tracer flows evenly to the sentinel lymph node.

The lymph node has normal numbers of lymph node cells.

The structure of the lymph node and the cells look normal.

No cancer is present.

The dye or tracer does not flow evenly to the sentinel lymph node.

The sentinel lymph node cannot be identified.

Cancer cells may be seen. Cancer cells may start in the lymph nodes, such as in Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cancer cells may have spread, or metastasized, from other sites, such as in breast cancer or melanoma.