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Table 2 Distribution of lymph node metastases by tumor location

From: Clinical analysis of metastatic characteristics of infrapyloric lymph nodes (No.206) and terminal ileum lymph nodes in patients with right colon cancer

Tumor location

Total metastasis rate (% )

Metastasis rate (%) in paracolic area

Metastasis rate (%) in intermediate area

 

Metastasis rate (%) in main area

No.202

No.212

No.222

χ2

p value

No.202

No.212

No.222

χ2

p value

Ileocecal group

46.7%

43.5%

12.0%

2.2%

0

16.629

0.000

6.5%

2.2%

0

7.209

0.027

(43/92)

(40/92)

(11/92)

(2/92)

(0/92)

(6/92)

(2/92)

(0/92)

Ascending colon group

43.7%

40%

6.7%

3.0%

4.4%

0.415

0.375

2.2%

4.4%

3.0%

0.415

0.375

(59/135)

(54/135)

(9/135)

(4/135)

(6/135)

(3/135)

(6/135)

(4/135)

Hepatic flexure group

39.2%

33.3%

0

4.4%

6.7%

0.635

0.298

0

6.7%

5.9%

0.063

0.500

(53/135)

(45/135)

(0/136)

(6/135)

(9/135)

(0/135)

(9/135)

(8/135)

χ2

1.319

2.614

15.622

0.963

6.171

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/

9.661

2.498

6.078

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/

P value

0.517

0.271

0.000

0.618

0.046

/

/

0.008

0.287

0.048

/

/