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Table 2 5-ALA associated fluorescence (PDD) and histopathological results

From: 5-ALA-mediated fluorescence of musculoskeletal tumors in a chick chorio-allantoic membrane model: preclinical in vivo qualification analysis as a fluorescence-guided surgery agent in Orthopedic Oncology

 

5-ALA associated fluorescence (PDD)

Histology

Negative

+ (n =)

++ (n =)

All (n =)

Control (n =)

Contaminated (n =)

PDT (n =)

Histology

Control

41

–

–

41

   

Viable

4

26

21

51

8

1

4

Partially viable

1

1

6

8

2

–

4

Regressive

21

76

43

140

16

13

49

No tumor

32

31

24

87

15

6

15

Contaminated

1

7

10

18

   

All (n =)

100

141

104

345

41

20

72

  1. Bold type in Table 2 resembles sums (by row and column)
  2. +, single positive; ++, double positive
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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