Table 3 Rates of lymph node recurrence. Lymph node recurrence 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recurrence | 16 (33.3%) | 14 (43.8) | 2 (12.5) | 0.17 |
lymph node metastasis | 9 (18.8%) | 7 (21.9) | 2 (12.5) | 0.79 |
upper mediastinum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
middle mediastinum | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
lower mediastinum | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
others | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.65 |