Table 4 Anatomically matched nodal structures in the primary surgery group and the neoadjuvant treatment group

Number of patients

4

5

9

Nodal structures in staging MRI

80

117

197

Nodal structures in restaging MRI

N/A

117

117

Nodal structures in MRI of surgical specimen

176

166

342

Nodal structures at histopathology*

100

101

201

Lymph nodes at histopathology

97

85

182

Nodal structures matched between staging or restaging MRI and MRI of surgical specimen

64

92

156

Nodal structures matched between MRI of surgical specimen and histopathology

77

78

155

Nodal structures matched between staging or restaging MRI and histopathology

35

57

92

Malignant nodal structures at histopathology*

16

19

35

Malignant nodal structures matched between staging or restaging MRI and histopathology

9

14

23

Malignant lymph nodes at histopathology

13

2

15

Malignant lymph nodes matched between staging or restaging MRI and histopathology

9

1

10