AJCC Stage | < 12 nodes (N = 236) | 12–21 nodes (N = 943) | ≥22 nodes (N = 1181) | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJCC TNM Stage | I/II | 112 (47.5%) | 439 (46.6%) | 545 (48.9%) | 0.167 |
III | 124 (52.5%) | 504 (53.4%) | 636 (51.1%) | ||
AJCC N Stage | N0 | 112 (47.5%) | 439 (46.6%) | 545 (48.9%) | 0.037 |
N1 | 86 (36.4%) | 270 (28.6%) | 326 (27.6%) | ||
N2 | 38 (16.1%) | 234 (24.8%) | 310 (26.2%) |