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Table 2 Details of the distribution about the HN’s and LPSN’s location

From: Utility of the sentinel node concept for detection of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis in lower rectal cancer

Case

cT

cN

pT

pN

ly

v

Inferior mesenteric artery

Internal iliac artery

Obturator artery

Common iliac artery

External iliac artery

Inguinal

1

2

0

4

0

+

+

     

positive

2

2

0

2

0

+

positive

positive

    

3

2

0

2

1

+

+

positive

 

positive

   

4

3

1

3

0

+

+

positive

positive

    

5

3

1

3

1

+

+

positive

positive

    

6

4

0

4

0

+

+

positive

positive

    

7

3

1

3

0

+

+

positive

positive

    

8

2

0

3

0

+

positive

    

positive

9

3

1

3

0

+

positive

positive

    

10

3

2

2

2

+

+

positive

   

positive

 

11

2

0

1

0

positive

positive

    

12

2

2

3

1

+

+

positive

positive

    

13

3

0

2

0

positive

positive