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. 2017 Dec 11;9(1):791–801. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.23155

Table 3. Relation between fluorescence imaging and final histopathology.

Patient No. Primary tumor Lymph nodes Omentum Other biopsies
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.