Table 2. 5-year overall survival rates based on percent positive lymph nodes stratified by total number of lymph node dissection.
# of positive node | Lymph nodes removed groups | ||||
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0–9; N=3,031 | 10–19; N=4,515 | 20–29; N=2,235 | 30–39; N=784 | 40+; N=414 | |
0–10% | 55.5±1.0 | 60.3±0.9 | 65.6±1.4 | 63±2.3 | 69.3±3.0 |
10–20% | 35.3±2.8 | 43.5±2.1 | 35.9±2.9 | 36.1±5.2 | 47±6.2 |
20%+ | 22.4±1.2 | 24±1.1 | 29.4±1.9 | 28.3±3.4 | 24.2±5.3 |