Patients demographic and tumor characteristics according to pathological (pelvic and paraaortic) lymph-node status
| Characteristics | Negative Lymph-node N= 14 (24.1%) | Positive lymph-node N= 44 (75.9%) | Entire cohort N= 58 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient age, years, median (Range) | 59.5 (32-72) | 51 (26-80) | 53 (26-80) | 0.228 |
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ECOG* score:
0 >0 | 13 (92.9) 1 (7.1) | 41 (93.2) 3 (6.8) | 54 (93.1) 4 (6.9) | 1.000 |
| Preoperative imaging technique: | ||||
| CT | 14 (100) | 42 (95.5) | 56 (96.6) | 0.417 (CT) |
| MRI | 11 (78.6) | 40 (90.9) | 51 (87.9) | 0.217 (MRI) |
| Histological type: squamous cell sdenocarcinoma small cell | 13 (92.9) 1 (7.1) 0 | 39 (88.6) 3 (6.8) 2 (4.5) | 52 (89.7) 4 (6.9) 2(3.4) | 0.719 |
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Grading:
G2 G3 GX | 6 (42.9) 7 (50) 1 (7.1) | 15 (34.1) 24 (54.5) 5 (11.4) | 21 (36.2) 31 (53.4) 6 (10.3) | 0.799 |
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cT classification:
1b1 1b2 2a1 2a2 2b 3a 3b 4a | 0 0 0 1 (7.1) 7 (50) 0 1 (7.1) 5 (35.7) | 12 (27.3) 2 (4.5) 2 (4.5) 7 (15.9) 11 (25) 3 (6.8) 6 (13.6) 1 (2.3) | 12 (20.7) 2 (3.4) 2 (3.4) 8 (13.8) 18 (31) 3 (5.2) 7 (12.1) 6 (10.3) | 0.004 |
| Lymph-node site: pelvic paraaortal pelvic +paraaortal | -------- | 26 (59.1) 6 (13.6) 12 (27.3) | 26 (44.8) 6 (10.3) 12 (20.7) | |
Data are presented as n (%); Significance was measured using Chi squared * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group