Table 3. Relation between fluorescence imaging and final histopathology.
Patient No. | Primary tumor | Lymph nodes | Omentum | Other biopsies | ||||
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PA | Fluorescent (TBR) | PA | Fluorescent (TBR) | PA | Fluorescent (TBR) | PA | Fluorescent (TBR) | |
1 | Malignant | Yes* (3.2) | Malignant (16/22)** | Yes, all (6.3) | Benign | No | Benign | No |
2 | Malignant | Yes* (13) | Benign | Yes, some (3.0) | Benign | No | Benign | No |
3 | n/a | n/a | Benign | Yes, some (1.8) | Benign | No | Benign | No |
4 | Malignant | Yes* (2.9) | n/a | n/a | Malignant*** | Yes, all (2.4) | n/a | n/a |
Abbreviations: n/a = not applicable; TBR = tumor-to-background, shown as mean; *a fluorescence signal arising from the uterus was seen during surgery **in 16/22 lymph nodes macrometastases were found; ***two omental depositions were identified on preoperative imaging, but during surgery a third lesion was identified solely by NIR fluorescence imaging. Final histopathological analysis showed tumor cells in all three omental lesions.