Table 5 Analysis of relationship between the status of upper mediastinal lymph nodes and the status of cervical lymph nodes
Lymphatic invasion | Tumor location | Upper mediastinal LN | Cervical LN- | Cervical LN | Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | Auucracy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | + | ||||||
– | Upper Tx | – | 15 | 1 | 25.0 | 93.8 | 70.8 |
+ | 6 | 2 | |||||
Mid Tx | – | 75 | 3 | 6.25 | 96.2 | 80.9 | |
+ | 15 | 1 | |||||
Lower Tx | – | 48 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | |
+ | 0 | 0 | |||||
+ | Upper Tx | – | 1 | 2 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 40.0 |
+ | 4 | 3 | |||||
Mid Tx | – | 16 | 2 | 61.5 | 88.9 | 77.4 | |
+ | 5 | 8 | |||||
Lower Tx | – | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94.1 | 76.2 | |
+ | 4 | 0 |