Table 6.
Risk factors for pathological lateral lymph node metastasis after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, n = 63
| Variables |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
|
| P value | 95%CI | P value | |
| Sex | 0.259 | 0.184-2.697 | 0.609 |
| Male | |||
| Female | |||
| Age | 0.987 | 0.242-3.269 | 0.889 |
| ≥ 60 | |||
| < 60 | |||
| cT stage | 0.003 | 1.419-18.508 | 0.013 |
| cT3 | |||
| cT4 | |||
| Histological type | 0.183 | 1.038-15.520 | 0.044 |
| Poor | |||
| Moderate/well | |||
| Short-axis | 0.135 | 1.487-38.214 | 0.015 |
| 5-7 mm | |||
| ≥ 7 mm | |||
| Mixed signal intensity of LLN | 0.739 | 0.342-4.894 | 0.705 |
| Yes | |||
| No | |||
| Border irregularity of LLN | 0.315 | 0.119-1.675 | 0.232 |
| Yes | |||
| No | |||
LLN: Lateral lymph node.