Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics
From: Intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence guidance for excision of nonpalpable breast cancer
Characteristic | Value and percentage |
|---|---|
No. of patients | 56 |
Median age (range), years | 53.8 (34–78) |
Tumor diameter, mean ± SD (cm) | 0.6–2.1 cm, 1.3 ± 0.5 |
Grade | |
1 | 10 (17.8 %) |
2 | 31 (55.4 %) |
3 | 15 (26.8 %) |
Accurate location of breast cancer | 56 (100 %) |
Margins of excision | |
Satisfactory | 53 (94.6 %) |
Unsatisfactory | 3 (5.4 %) |
Tumor type on US examination | |
DCIS | 2 (3.6 %) |
Invasive carcinoma | 54 (96.4 %) |
Tumor type on pathological examination | |
DCIS | 6 (10.7 %) |
Invasive carcinoma | 50 (89.3 %) |
Node status (both physical and US examination) | |
Negative nodes | 45 (80.4 %) |
Positive nodes | 11 (19.6 %) |