Table 4.
Comparison of survival rates for patients classified by rN category or by pN category
N stage | n |
rN1 |
rN2 |
rN3 |
P | |||
n | OS (%) | n | OS (%) | n | OS (%) | |||
pN1 | 232 | 169 | 68.6 | 54 | 36.3 | 9 | 22.2 | 0.000 |
pN2 | 156 | 3 | 66.7 | 95 | 40.8 | 58 | 20.4 | 0.007 |
pN3 | 51 | NA | NA | 7 | 57.4 | 44 | 11.6 | 0.012 |
OS: Overall 5-year survival rate; NA: Not applicable.