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Table 2 Dissected nodes information

From: Evaluation of the tracing effect of carbon nanoparticle and carbon nanoparticle-epirubicin suspension in axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer treatment

 

Control

Tracer

Drug-load

Total number of nodes removed

502 (mean, 16.7 ± 3.4)

638 (mean, 21.3 ± 6.1)

584 (mean, 19.5 ± 3.7)

Total number of metastatic nodes

50

70

73

Total number of stained nodes

–

483

428

The number of metastatic stained nodes

–

48

57

The number of metastatic unstained nodes

–

22

16