Table 6.
Post-Neoadjuvant Treatment Lymph Node Status by Physical Examination, PET, and Pathology Finding
# Patients by the Modality | (+) LN by Pathology (#pts) | (−) LN by Pathology (#pts) | |
---|---|---|---|
(+) LN by PE | 4 | 3 | 1 |
(+) LN by PET | 6 | 4 | 2 |
(+) LN by either PE or PET | 10 | 7 | 3 |
(+) LN by both PE and PET | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(−) LN by PE | 41 | 24 | 17 |
(−) LN by PET | 35 | 21 | 14 |
(−) LN by both PE and PET | 32 | 19 | 13 |
(+) LN by PE, (−) by PET | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(+) LN by PET, (−) by PE | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Note: LN = lymph node; PE = physical examination