METHODS |
CLASSICAL METHOD |
MACHINERY AND CLEARANCE SOLUTION METHODS |
TOTAL |
Metastasis / lymph nodes |
Metastasis / lymph nodes |
Metastasis / lymph nodes |
|
121 / 372 |
Pan |
23 / 105 |
144 / 477 |
|
95 / 400 |
Spiral |
51 / 156 |
146 / 556 |
|
90 / 306 |
CS |
61 / 164 |
151 / 470 |
|
143 / 348 |
AAF |
39 / 139 |
182 / 487 |
TOTAL |
449 / 1426 |
|
174 / 564 |
623 / 1990 |
|
CS = modified Koren clearing solution; AAF = formaldehyde-alcohol acetic acid
solution |
Table 3: Distribution of samples according to the amount of lymph nodes isolates with and without metastasis before and after the use of fat clearing methods and the total. |