Table 2 Mediastinal lymph node metastasis in left-sided NSCLC
From: Is lobe specific lymph node dissection adequate for cN0–1 non-small cell lung cancer?
Variables | LUL (n = 97) | LLL (n = 84) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper zone | 84/97 (86.6%) | 30/84 (35.7%) | < 0.001 |
4 L | 14/29 (48.3%) | 7/22 (31.8%) | 0.237 |
5 | 71/97 (73.2%) | 24/84 (28.6%) | < 0.001 |
6 | 27/97 (27.8%) | 10/84 (11.9%) | 0.008 |
Subcarinal zone | |||
7 | 25/97 (25.8%) | 57/84 (67.9%) | < 0.001 |
Lower zone | 4/97 (4.1%) | 32/84 (38.1%) | < 0.001 |
8 | 1/97 (1.0%) | 12/84 (14.3%) | 0.001 |
9 | 4/97 (4.1%) | 27/84 (32.1%) | < 0.001 |
Negative LSLNS | 12/97 (12.4%) | 12/84 (14.3%) | 0.705 |