Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2024; 16(1): 29-39
Published online Jan 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i1.29
Table 6 The number of metastatic lymph nodes, node stage, and tumor node metastasis stage in patients at different tumor stages

T2 (n = 19)
T3 (n = 38)
T4a (n = 10)
T4b (n = 5)
Number of metastatic lymph nodes
HIV-positive1 (0, 1.25)1 (0, 3.5)0 (0, -)6 (4, -)
HIV-negative0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0)0 (0, 3)1 (0, -)
Node stage (0/I/II)
HIV-positive2/4/05/5/32/0/10/0/2
HIV-negative10/3/0/018/4/35/1/11/2/0
TNM stage (I/II/III/IV)
HIV-positive2/0/4/00/5/8/00/2/1/00/0/0/2
HIV-negative11/0/2/00/20/4/10/5/2/00/0/2/1