Table 1 Distribution of the tissues detected in different organs.

From: Na+ Micro-Current Value Detection as a New Modality for Identification of Benign and Malignant Disease in Surgery

Tissues origin

Tissue numbers

Malignant

Benign or borderline

Paracancerous tissue

Normal tissue

Surgical margin

Liver

19

7

1

3

4

4

Pancreas

26

9

2

4

7

4

Gallbladder/bile duct

39

10

1

9

11

8

Duodenal papilla

14

4

0

4

4

2

Gastrointestinal tract

76

18

3

18

19

18

Esophagus

18

5

0

4

5

4

Thyroid

40

8

17

0

15

0

Nose and throat

13

5

0

2

5

1

Breasts

21

10

5

0

6

0

Lungs

8

3

1

1

2

1

Kidneys

28

14

1

7

6

0

Adrenal gland

3

0

2

0

1

0

Ureters

3

1

0

1

1

0

Bladder

2

1

0

0

1

0

Testes tumor

2

1

0

0

1

0

Endometrium

9

3

0

3

3

0

Uterine cervix

11

3

1

3

4

0

Uterus myoma

6

0

5

0

1

0

Ovary

1

0

1

0

0

0

Lymph nodes

7

0

7

0

0

0

In total

346

102

47

59

96

42