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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2013; 19(20): 3096-3107
Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3096
Table 6 Correlation between lymph node metastases at pN1 and pN2 and clinicopathological factors
pN1
pN2
-+P-+P
Tumor size (cm)0.240.295
≤ 2.086 (88.7)11 (11.3)95 (97.9)2 (2.1)
> 2.087 (82.9)18 (17.1)100 (95.2)5 (4.8)
Macroscopic type0.9690.259
Elevated21 (84.0)4 (16.0)24 (96.0)1 (4.0)
Flat18 (85.7)3 (14.3)19 (90.5)2 (9.5)
Depressed134 (85.9)22 (14.1)152 (97.4)4 (2.6)
Invasion depth0.0080.334
Mucosal111 (91.0)11 (9.0)119 (97.5)3 (2.5)
Submucosal62 (77.5)18 (22.5)76 (95.0)4 (5.0)
Differentiate0.3320.349
Differentiated106 (87.6)15 (12.4)118 (97.5)3 (2.5)
Undifferentiated67 (82.7)14 (17.3)77 (95.1)4 (4.9)
Lymphovascular invasion0.1260.804
No174 (87.0)26 (13.0)194 (97.0)6 (3.0)
Yes1 (50.0)1 (50.0)2 (100.0)0 (0.0)