|
Parameter
|
Transverse Incision group n = 62
|
Hockey stick Incision group n = 35
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Total
|
Harvested LN, n
|
36.67 ± 19.99
|
32.06 ± 16.34
|
.263
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
10.29 ± 7.61
|
8.87 ± 6.73
|
.378
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
30.74 ± 17.70
|
28.30 ± 20.55
|
.550
|
|
Central (level VI)
|
Harvested LN, n
|
10.07 ± 8.45
|
7.83 ± 6.79
|
.214
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
5.05 ± 4.71
|
3.60 ± 2.84
|
.126
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
52.94 ± 31.62
|
61.08 ± 34.57
|
.271
|
|
Lateral
|
Harvested LN, n
|
27.70 ± 15.49
|
29.29 ± 10.97
|
.631
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
5.65 ± 4.09
|
6.52 ± 4.89
|
.393
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
23.98 ± 17.33
|
22.87 ± 15.90
|
.777
|
|
Level II
|
Harvested LN, n
|
9.82 ± 6.12
|
9.63 ± 4.49
|
.885
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
2.42 ± 1.82
|
2.33 ± 2.05
|
.848
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
33.63 ± 32.72
|
24.83 ± 22.99
|
.243
|
|
Level III
|
Harvested LN, n
|
7.96 ± 4.72
|
8.48 ± 3.20
|
.609
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
2.06 ± 1.89
|
2.11 ± 2.04
|
.906
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
28.49 ± 27.72
|
24.69 ± 23.86
|
.545
|
|
Level IV
|
Harvested LN, n
|
8.13 ± 4.96
|
8.29 ± 6.88
|
.899
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
1.67 ± 1.55
|
1.89 ± 2.15
|
.595
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
23.05 ± 22.23
|
26.15 ± 31.04
|
.636
|
|
Level V
|
Harvested LN, n
|
6.36 ± 5.21
|
5.63 ± 4.48
|
.597
|
|
Metastatic LN, n
|
0.36 ± 0.86
|
0.63 ± 0.83
|
.258
|
|
Ratio (%)
|
7.99 ± 22.19
|
11.98 ± 17.38
|
.489
|
- All values in the table are mean ± SD
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LN lymph node, n number, SD standard deviation
