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Table 3 Morphological changes in LN with and without metastases

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

 

Metastasized LN

Non-metastasized LN

Lymph node size

 < 10 mm

30 (37.0%)

2671 (52.5%)

 ≥ 10 mm

51 (63.0%)

2421 (47.5%)

  

p = 0.007

Lipomatous atrophy (%)

 ≤ 30

68 (84.0%)

3396 (66.7%)

31–60

7 (8.6%)

671 (13.2%)

 ≥ 61

6 (7.4%)

1025 (20.1%)

  

p = 0.004

Framework fibrosis

Non

61 (75.3%)

3553 (69.8%)

Low

15 (18.5%)

1209 (23.7%)

Moderate

4 (4.9%)

304 (6.0%)

High

1 (1.2%)

26 (0.5%)

  

p = 0.53

Capsular fibrosis

With

12 (14.8%)

1802 (35.4%)

Without

69 (85.2%)

3290 (64.6%)

  

p < 0.001

Calcifications

With

29 (35.8%)

2347 (46.1%)

Without

52 (64.2%)

2745 (53.9%)

  

p = 0.072