Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
Variable | Benign Lymph Nodes (n=100) in 87 patients | Metastatic Lymph Nodes (n=99) in 58 patients | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age(y), mean±SD | 59.59±9.961 | 58.55±9.963 | 0.541 |
Gender | 0.5 | ||
Female | 38(43.68) | 22(37.93) | |
Male | 49(56.32) | 36(62.07) | |
Histologic grade | 0.066 | ||
Well differentiated | 2(2.3) | 1(1.7) | |
Well to Moderately differentiated | 5 | 0(0) | |
Moderately to Poorly differentiated | 38(43.68) | 32(55.17) | |
Moderately differentiated | 33(37.93) | 19(32.76) | |
Poorly differentiated | 4(4.60) | 4(6.9) | |
Other | 5(5.71) | 2(3.45) | |
Lymph node size(cm), mean±SD | 0.434±0.116 | 0.625±0.198 | <0.0001 |
T stage | <0.0001 | ||
cTa-cT2 | 62(71.26) | 17(29.31) | |
cT3-cT4 | 25(28.74) | 41(70.69) | |
Metastasis | <0.0001 | ||
cM1 | 8(9.2) | 1(1.7) | |
cM0 | 79(90.8) | 57(98.3) | |