Fig. 3From: Prognostic impact of the number of metastatic lymph nodes after surgery in locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancerCumulative incidence of distant metastasis for patients with pLNs ≥ 3 vs. those with pLNs < 3 (n = 26). Cumulative incidence of distant metastasis for patients with pLNs ≥ 3 was higher than that for patients with pLNs < 3 (log-rank p < 0.01). pLNs: pathological metastatic lymph nodesBack to article page