Histopathological Findings and Postoperative Analyses
SENTINEL LYMPH NODE, METASTASES
Two patients (no. 10 and 12) were diagnosed with metastases in their SLN. Two patients (no. 4 and 15) had micrometastases.We started with both a 1 or 2 day protocol for tracer injection, based on the standard-of-care All excised SLNs were fluorescent ex vivo. Ex vivo analysis showed a median TBR of 54.9 [interquartile range (IQR) 60.9; Fig. Graphs representing the individual tumor-to-backgorund ratios (TBR) of the sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and their respective mean and standard deviation in three different circumstances: (A) transcutaneous, (B) in vivo, and (C) ex vivoThe surgical evaluation showed that ICG assisted in SLN detection, although its extent was dependent on the anatomical location of SLN. Surgeons evaluated ICG as easy to use and preferred it over blue dye. They would recommend ICG for the SNP to their colleagues and patients (Table 