Table 2 Rates of lymph node metastasis. Lymph node metastasis is stratified into L (long) group and S (short) group and evaluated
From: Surgical treatment strategy for esophagogastric junction cancers based on the tumor diameter
Total (n = 48) | L group (32) | S group [15] | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 42 (87.8%) | 29 (87.9) | 13 (81.3) | 0.643 |
Female | 6 (12.2%) | 3 (12.1) | 3 (18.7) | |
Age | 66.1 | 62.6 | 68 | 0.416 |
pN (+) total | 30 (62.5%) | 22 (68.8) | 7 (43.8) | 0.55 |
pN (+) mediastinum | 4 (8.3%) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0.29 |
upper mediastinum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
middle mediastinum | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
lower mediastinum | 3 | 3 | 0 | |