Table 3 Lymph node distribution according to stages
Data | Blue dye | Combination method |
|---|---|---|
Number of lymph nodes removed | 87 | 121 |
Average number of lymph nodes removed (SD) | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Number of stained-hot lymph nodes missed at the blue dye stage (%) | 3 (3.2) | |
Number of patients with different frozen-section results with the blue dye and combination methods (%) | 0 (0) | |