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. 2016 May;8(5):966–976. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.03.69

Table S2. Risks of lymph node metastasis, recurrence, and death according to depth of tumor, presence of lymphovascular invasion and pathology grade.

Depth LVI Total cases Pathology grade (W/M/P) LN positive (%) Recurrence (%)* Death (%)* Recurrence or death (%)** Odds ratio 95% confidence interval P value
sm1 69 1 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 30.000 3.130–287.500 0.003
45 1/45 (2.2) 1/40 (2.5) 4/40 (10) 5/40 (12.5)
23 4/23 (17.4) 3/22 (13.6) 3/22 (13.6) 4/22 (18.2)
+ 6 1 1/1 (100.0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0)
3 2/3 (66.7) 2/3 (66.7) 1/3 (33.3) 3/3 (100.0)
2 1/2 (50.0) 1/2 (50.0) 1/2 (50.0) 2/2 (100.0)
sm2 70 1 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) NA NA NA
50 7/50 (14.0) 9/46 (19.6) 7/46 (15.2) 13/46 (28.3)
19 0/19 (0) 2/18 (11.1) 1/18 (5.6) 3/18 (16.7)
+ 3 0 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA)
2 1/2 (50.0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0)
1 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0)
sm3 101 2 0/2 (0) 0/2 (0) 0/2 (0) 0/2 (0) 0.689 0.131–3.618 0.498
54 7/54 (13.0) 11/51 (21.6) 7/51 (13.7) 14/51 (27.5)
45 12/45 (26.7) 11/39 (28.2) 8/39 (20.5) 16/39 (41.0)
+ 9 0 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA) 0/0 (NA)
2 1/2 (50.0) 0/2 (0) 0/2 (0) 0/2 (0)
7 3/7 (42.9) 2/6 (33.3) 0/6 (0) 2/6 (33.3)

NA, not applicable; *, deducts lost patients; **, includes overlaps; , Fisher’s exact test. P value indicates the impact of presence of lymphovascular invasion on recurrence or death according to each depth.