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Table 4 Staining details of SLNs in the ICG + MB group

From: Indocyanine green combined with methylene blue versus methylene blue alone for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a retrospective study

N = 136

ICG + MB group a(n = 134)

MB group b(n = 124)

ICG group c(n = 131)

P1(a vs b)

P2(a vs c)

P3(b vs c)

LNs

Χ ± S

LNs

Χ ± S

LNs

Χ ± S

Numbers

421

3.1 ± 0.9

359

2.6 ± 1.2

412

3.0 ± 1.0

P1 = 0.001

(t = 3.513)

P2 = 0.561

(t = 0.582)

P3 = 0.004

(t = 2.884)

  1. ICG Indocyanine green, MB Methylene blue, N Numbers, LNs Lymph nodes (LNs), Χ± S Mean ± Standard deviation
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