From: Assessment of retroperitoneal lymph node status in locally advanced cervical cancer
Factors | Case | Post-operation CILN and/or PALN | χ2value | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
Clinical stages | |||||
IB2 stage | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||
IIA2 - IIB stage | 51 | 15 | 36 | 0.700 | 0.705 |
IIIA - IIIB stage | 33 | 10 | 23 | ||
Pathological type | |||||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 86 | 21 | 65 | 15.011 | 0.000 |
Non-Squamous cell carcinoma | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||
Tumor diameter (cm) | |||||
≤ 4 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 0.102 | 0.750 |
> 4 | 63 | 19 | 44 | ||
SCC-Ag (ng/mL) | |||||
≥ 5.2 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 3.653 | 0.056 |
< 5.2 | 31 | 4 | 27 | ||
CT indicates PLN MAD (cm)a | |||||
< 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1.315 | 0.518 |
0.5–0.9 | 34 | 5 | 29 | ||
≥ 1.0 | 36 | 9 | 27 | ||
CT indicates PLN MAD 0.5–1.0 cm (number) a | |||||
1 | 24 | 4 | 20 | – | 1.000 |
≥ 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||
CT indicates PLN MAD ≥1.0 cm (number)a | |||||
1 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 9.046 | 0.003 |
≥ 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
CT indicates one PLN MAD ≥1.0 cm ± MAD 0.5–1.0 cm CILN and/or PALN | |||||
Yes | 3 | 3 | 0 | _ | 0.005 |
No | 26 | 3 | 23 |