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Table 1 Classification of the ex-vivo sites for normal and malignant tissue types

From: Optical breast cancer margin assessment: an observational study of the effects of tissue heterogeneity on optical contrast

Normal

 

595

Malignant

 

38

 

Adipose (A)

324

0 mm

 

10

 

Mixed tissue types (Mx)

112

 

IDC

8

 

Fibro-adipose (FA)

60

 

DCIS

2

 

Vessels (V)

64

0+ to 1 mm

 

17

 

Fibro-glandular (FG)

24

 

IDC

9

 

Fibrous (F)

6

 

DCIS

5

 

Fibro-cystic change (FCC)

4

 

ILC

1

 

Fat Necrosis (FN)

1

 

LCIS

2

   

1+ to 2 mm

 

11

    

IDC

5

    

DCIS

5

    

LCIS

1

  1. The malignant sites are stratified according to disease type (IDC, DCIS, ILC, or LCIS) and by depth. Malignant sites at 0 mm are considered positive; sites from 0+ to 1 mm or 1+ to 2 mm are considered close. DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC, invasive lobular carcinoma; LCIS, lobular carcinoma in situ.
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Breast Cancer Research

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