Table 2:
Three non-small-cell lung cancer patients with false-negative results of CUSb-NA and multilevel N2 or N3 disease
Patient/location of the tumour | Lymph node station | Number and percentage of metastatic lymph nodes in the station |
---|---|---|
1. (2-level N2 disease)/RLL | 9 | 1/4 (25%) |
7 | 1/6 (16.7%) | |
2. (3-level N3 disease)/LUL | 4R | 2/4 (50%) |
7 | 2/5 (40%) | |
6 | 2/4 (50%) | |
3. (2-level N2 disease)/LLL | 9 | 1/1 (100%) |
5 | 1/5 (20%) |
RLL: right lower lobe; LUL: left upper lobe; LLL: left lower lobe.