Cumulative incidence functions for distant metastasis or death and second primary malignancy according to sTILs categories and T stage: (A) all patients, (B) patients with T1a/b/c tumors, and (C) patients with T2/3 tumors. Solid lines represent incidence of distant metastasis or death, and dashed lines represent the incidence of competing event. Event, distant metastasis or death; SPM, second primary malignancy; sTILs, stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; T stage, tumor stage.