Abstracts - Chirurgie Kongress
Abstracts - Chirurgie Kongress
Abstracts - Chirurgie Kongress
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Results: Fifty-seven patients (34.3%) were node-positive. The median total number of analyzed lymph<br />
nodes in these patients was 23 (range 8-54), and the median LNR was 0.13 (range 0.03-0.67). Fortytwo<br />
(73.7%) of 57 stage III patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, and 16 (28.1%) recurred during<br />
follow-up. The recurrence rate was significantly higher in pN2 (10/20, 50.0%) than in pN1 patients<br />
(6/37, 16.2%; p=0.012). Similarly, a trend towards a higher recurrence rate was seen in the high LNR<br />
group (11/28, 39.3%) compared to the low LNR group (5/29, 17.2%; p=0.082). Median disease-free<br />
and overall survival for all stage III patients was 24.4 months (range 5.6-74.7) and 28.7 months (range<br />
0.1-74.7), respectively. Both, disease-free and overall survival were significantly shorter in pN2 patients<br />
compared to pN1 patients (p
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