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Table 2 Difference between distribution of SLM and 1-3 positive nodes in gastric cancer

From: A novel insight of sentinel lymph node concept based on 1-3 positive nodes in patients with pT1-2 gastric cancer

 

Lower third (%)

 

Middle third (%)

 

Upper third (%)

 

station

SLM

1-3

x

p

SLM

1-3

x

p

SLM

1-3

x

p

no.1

6.2

3.9

0.96

0.328

5.9

10.7

0.31

0.581

33.3

44.4

0.92

0.337

no.2

-

-

-

-

5.9

3.6

0.13

0.715

18.5

16.7

0.04

0.835

no.3

27.9

30

0.16

0.688

41.2

46.4

0.12

0.731

29.6

27.8

0.03

0.862

no.4d

15.5

17.9

0.32

0.573

17.6

21.4

0.10

0.758

7.4

7.4

0.00

1.000

no.5

6.9

14

3.92

0.048*

11.8

17.9

0.30

0.585

0

0.0

-

-

no.6

25.6

36.2

4.13

0.042*

0

7.1

1.27

0.260

0

0.0

-

-

no.7

7.8

5.8

0.50

0.481

11.8

10.7

0.01

0.913

7.4

11.1

0.28

0.598

no.8a

6.9

6.3

0.06

0.802

5.9

3.6

0.13

0.715

3.7

7.4

0.43

0.514

no.9

2.3

1.4

0.35

0.555

0

0.0

-

-

0

3.7

1.03

0.311

compartment

            

N1

76.0

82.1

1.87

0.172

82.4

85.7

0.09

0.763

88.9

79.6

1.91

0.167

N2

24.0

17.9

  

17.6

14.3

  

11.1

20.4

  
  1. note: SLM refers to solitary lymph node metastasis; 1-3 refers to 1-3 positive nodes.
  2. * indicates the difference is significant.