| All n = 187 | Resection group n = 137 | Exploration group n = 50 | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Suspicious lymph nodesa | ||||
 Yes | 74 (39.6%) | 47 (34.3%) | 27 (54%) | 0.015 |
 No | 113 (60.4% | 90 (65.7%) | 23 (46%) |  |
SuspLN hepatoduodenal lig. | ||||
 Yes | 68 (36.4%) | 43 (31.4%) | 25 (50%) | 0.019 |
 No | 119 (63.6%) | 94 (68.6%) | 25 (50%) |  |
SuspLN retropancreatic | ||||
 Yes | 25 (13.4%) | 12 (8.8%) | 13 (26%) | 0.002 |
 No | 162 (86.6%) | 125 (91.2%) | 37 (74%) |  |
SuspLN lower curvature | ||||
 Yes | 33 (17.6%) | 17 (12.4%) | 16 (32%) | 0.002 |
 No | 154 (82.4%) | 120 (87.6%) | 34 (68%) |  |
SuspLN interaortocaval | ||||
 Yes | 22 (11.8%) | 10 (7.3%) | 12 (24%) | 0.002 |
 No | 165 (88.2%) | 127 (92.7%) | 38 (76%) |  |
SuspLN supradiaphragmal | ||||
 Yes | 3 (1.6%) | 0 (−) | 3 (6%) | 0.004 |
 No | 184 (98.4%) | 137 (100%) | 47 (94%) |  |