Table 1 .
Patient characteristics
| Patient collective Tuebingen | TissuGlu® number | percentage respective mean (SD) |
Control number | percentage respective mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 8 | 6 |
| Breast removal | 8 | 7* |
| Gender (w/m) | 7 / 1 | 6 / 0 |
| Age [years] | 60.4 (14.7) | 62.0 (11.5) |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 28.9 (4.9) | 24.4 (2.3) |
| Mastectomy | 2 | 18% | 0 | 0% |
| Mastectomy + SLNB (n | %) | 6 | 72% | 7 | 100% |
| Weight of ablated tissue [g] | 602 (332) | 426 (157) |
| Number of lymph nodes removed | 3.1 (3.1) | 3.7 (3.1) |
| History of smoking | ||
| Never smoked | 5 | 63% | 3 | 50% |
| Active smoker | 3 | 38% | 2 | 33% |
| Stopped smoking | 0 | 0% | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-treatment | ||
| Chemotherapy | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0% |
| Radiotherapy | 2 | 25% | 2 | 33% |
| Antihormonal therapy | 1 | 13% | 2 | 33% |
* one patient with bilateral mastectomy