Table 10. Distribution of lymph nodes with lymphovascular and perineural invasion of the primary lesion.
Lymph nodes dissected | Patients with cervical lymph node involvement | Patients with thoracic lymph node involvement | Patients with abdominal lymph node involvement | Patients with overall lymph node involvement |
Lymphovascular and perineural invasion of the primary lesion | ||||
Present (7) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Absent (24) | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
Total | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 |