TABLE 3.

Reduction in short diameter of LPNs by preoperative treatment according to residual metastasis status.

Preoperative treatment	Length (mm)	LPNs without residual metastasis			LPNs with residual metastasis
		Pre	Post	p‐value	Pre	Post	p‐value
CRT	Short diameter	5.2 (3.4)	3.8 (1.7)	<0.001	10.3 (4.3)	8.3 (4.1)	0.001
	Reduction	1.5 (2.2)			2.0 (1.6)
NAC	Short diameter	4.0 (1.9)	3.7 (1.4)	0.003	10.5 (4.4)	8.3 (4.8)	0.004
	Reduction	0.3 (1.4)			2.2 (2.7)

Note: Data are shown as the mean (standard deviation).

Abbreviations: CRT, chemoradiotherapy; LPN, lateral pelvic node; NAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy.