Table 11 Relation between tumor location and the sites of skip metastasis
| Tumor location | The site of skip metastasis | χ 2 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level II | Level III | Level IV | Level V | |||
| 6.689 | 0.674 | |||||
| Upper 1/3 of the lobe (n = 22 cases) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Middle 1/3 of the lobe (n = 2 cases) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Lower 1/3 of the lobe (n = 8 cases) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Isthmus (n = 4 cases) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
