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Table 2 The GTD and TV in patients with or without metastatic lymph node metastases

From: Tumor volume is more reliable to predict nodal metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer of 3.0 cm or less in the greatest tumor diameter

Lymph node metastases

Total (95% CI)

Negative (95% CI)

Positive (95% CI)

P value

TV mean (cm3)

3.92 (3.60–4.23)

3.57 (3.21–3.94)

4.78 (4.15–5.40)

0.001

GTD mean (cm)

2.22 (2.16–2.29)

2.17 (2.09–2.49)

2.35 (2.24–2.47)

0.054