Table 2.
Relationship between lymphatic metastasis and invasive depth
| Depth | n | Lymphatic metastasis (-) | Lymphatic metastasis (+) | Positive rate (%) |
| Muscular | 96 | 71 | 25 | 26.0% |
| Serosa | 115 | 42 | 73 | 63.5%b |
b
P < 0.01, vs. Muscular.
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