Table 2. Pathologic nodal classification and number and level of metastatic lymph nodes.
Variable | Category | Node-positive patients, n = 46 |
Pathologic nodal classification | 1 | 24 |
2b | 20 | |
2c | 2 | |
No. of metastatic lymph nodes | 1 | 27 |
2 | 8 | |
3 | 7 | |
4 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | |
Level of metastatic lymph nodes | I | 5 |
I+II | 2 | |
II | 29 | |
II+III | 3 | |
II+IV | 3 | |
III | 3 | |
V | 1 |