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. 2004 Feb 17;90(4):805–809. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601615

Table 1. Fluorescence intensity of tumour and lymph node tissue, correlated with histopathology.

Patient Mean FI Ratio Histopathology
 1 832.83 6.41 Tumour
 1 2590.50 19.93 Metastatic SLN
 1 562.67 4.33 Nonmetastatic ALN
 3 1682.33 4.99 Tumour
 3 330.00 0.38 Nonmetastatic SLN
 4 1771.67 12.75 Tumour
 4 704.00 5.06 Nonmetastatic SLN
 4 517.67 3.72 Nonmetastatic ALN
 5 334.83 1.77 Nonmetastatic SLN
 5 412.83 2.18 Nonmetastatic SLN
 6 519.83 1.66 Nonmetastatic SLN
 6 539.33 1.72 Nonmetastatic ALN
 7 4029.83 12.07 Tumour
 7 3921.50 11.74 Metastatic ALN
 7 3954.00 11.84 Metastatic SLN
 7 3341.33 10.00 Metastatic SLN
 8 814.17 3.11 Nonmetastatic SLN
 9 1966.17 7.28 Tumour
 9 3824 14.17 Tumour
 9 477.33 1.77 Nonmetastatic ALN
 9 402.67 1.49 Nonmetastatic ALN
 9 2072 7.67 Metastatic SLN
 9 567.50 2.10 Nonmetastatic SLN
10 2106.50 9.80 Tumour
10 1640.67 7.63 Metastatic SLN
11 2852.17 11.41 Metastatic SLN
11 1958.67 7.83 Metastatic SLN
11 3300.33 13.20 Metastatic ALN

SLN=sentinel lymph node; ALN=axillary lymph node; ratio indicates the mean FI of tumour or lymph node tissue over the FI of normal breast tissue.