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Table 2 Morphological changes in LN in different anatomical regions of the pelvis

From: Influence of lymph node degeneration on metastases in prostate cancer: or why we must look for a needle in a haystack

Total 5173 LN

OR

IER

IIR

EBR

OL

IEL

IIL

EBL

919 (17.8%)

667 (12.9%)

677 (13.1%)

318 (6.2%)

882 (17.1%)

724 (14.0%)

714 (13.8%)

272 (5.2%)

LN size

 < 10 mm

481 (17.8%)

338 (12.5%)

363 (13.4%)

191 (7.0%)

464 (17.2%)

386 (14.3%)

351 (13.0%)

127 (4.8%)

 ≥ 10 mm

438 (17.7%)

329 (13.3%)

314 (12.7%)

127 (5.1%)

418 (16.9%)

338 (13.7%)

363 (14.7%)

145 (5.9%)

        

p = 0.012

Lipomatous atrophy (%)

 ≤ 30

607 (17.5%)

427 (12.3%)

486 (14.0%)

242 (7.0%)

570 (16.5%)

483 (13.9%)

464 (13.4%)

185 (5.4%)

31–60

128 (18.9%)

87 (12.8%)

85 (12.5%)

26 (3.8%)

123 (18.1%)

100 (14.7%)

99 (14.6%)

30 (4.4%)

 ≥ 61

184 (17.8%)

153 (14.8%)

106 (10.3%)

50 (5.0%)

189 (18.3%)

141 (13.7%)

151 (14.6%)

57 (5.7%)

        

p = 0.011

Framework fibrosis

Non

637 (17.6%)

473 (13.1%)

460 (12.7%)

229 (6.4%)

624 (17.3%)

528 (14.6%)

487 (13.4%)

176 (4.9%)

Low

224 (18.3%)

157 (12.8%)

171 (14.0%)

74 (6.1%)

194 (15.8%)

145 (11.8%)

182 (14.9%)

77 (6.3%)

Moderate

54 (17.5%)

34 (11.0%)

41 (13.3%)

15 (4.8%)

57 (18.5%)

48 (15.6%)

40 (13.2%)

19 (6.1%)

High

4 (14.8%)

3 (11.1%)

5 (18.5%)

0 (0%)

7 (25.9%)

3 (11.1%)

5 (18.6%)

0 (0%)

        

p = 0.005

Capsular fibrosis

With

289 (15.9%)

243(13.4%)

264 (14.6%)

111 (6.1%)

301 (16.6%)

254 (14.0%)

270 (14.9%)

207 (6.2%)

Without

630 (18.8%)

424 (12.6%)

413 (12.3%)

82 (4.5%)

581 (17.3%)

470 (14.0%)

444 (13.2%)

190 (5.6%)

        

p = 0.060

Calcifications

With

426 (17.9%)

298 (12.5%)

315 (13.3%)

129 (5.4%)

411 (17.3%)

335 (14.1%)

334 (14.1%)

128 (5.4%)

Without

493 (17.6%)

369 (13.2%)

362 (12.9%)

189 (6.7%)

471 (16.8%)

389 (13.9%)

380 (13.6%)

144 (5.3%)

        

p = 0.032