Table 3 Lymph nodes harvested from each station (N2)
Stations (N2) | No. patients (%) | No. lymph nodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Median | Range | ||
Right side | 239 | |||
2 | 217 (90.8) | 1.8 ± 0.1 | 2 | 1-5 |
3 | 111 (46.4) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1 | 1-4 |
4 | 239 (100) | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 2 | 1-5 |
7 | 239 (100) | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 3 | 1-7 |
8 | 105 (43.9) | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 1 | 1-3 |
9 | 214 (89.5) | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 1 | 1-3 |
Left side | 163 | |||
4 | 118 (72.4) | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 2 | 1-5 |
5 | 157 (96.3) | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 2 | 1-5 |
6 | 146 (89.6) | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 2 | 1-4 |
7 | 163 (100) | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 3 | 1-7 |
8 | 46 (28.2) | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1 | 1-3 |
9 | 127 (77.9) | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1 | 1-4 |