Table 3 Multivariate Analysis of Clinicopathological Features Associated with Pericolic Lymph Nodes Metastasis beyond 10 cm Proximal to The Tumor
Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pPCN group (n = 14) | nPCN group (n = 298) | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
cTNM stage n(%) | 0.018 | 11.749 | 2.121–65.081 | 0.005 | ||
I | 0 (0.0%) | 50 (16.8%) | ||||
II | 3 (21.4%) | 91 (30.5%) | ||||
III | 8 (57.2%) | 135 (45.3%) | ||||
IV | 3 (21.4%) | 22 (7.4%) | ||||
No. of PCNs | 4.5 (1.0–11.0) | 0 (0–12.0) | < 0.001 | 1.868 | 1.257–2.775 | 0.002 |
Total no. of positive mesenteric lymph nodes | 3.5 (1.0–14.0) | 0 (0–11.0) | 0.002 | 5.156 | 2.152–12.356 | < 0.05 |
Presence of the largest mesenteric lymph nodes with the maximum short-axis diameter ≥ 8 mm | 7 (50%) | 49 (16.4%) | 0.005 | 5.571 | 0.839–37.0 | 0.075 |