Table 4 Local recurrence lymph node number of UTUC with different primary tumor locations
Local relapse region | All patients (N = 249) | Renal pelvic (N = 109) | Proximal ureter (N = 18) | Middle ureter (N = 25) | Distal ureter (N = 97) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Para-aortic lymph node | 211 (84.7%) | 101 (92.7%) | 16 (88.9%) | 21 (84.0%) | 73 (75.3%) |
Common iliac lymph node | 28 (11.2%) | 8 (7.3%) | 2 (11.1%) | 4 (16.0%) | 14 (14.4%) |
Internal iliac lymph node | 4 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.1%) |
External iliac lymph node | 6 (2.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (6.2%) |