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Table 2 Tumoral and nodal pathologic data

From: Perioperative outcomes using template mapping after radical cystectomy and extended lymph node dissection

 

LND Template

 

Variable

Overall

N = 901

ePLN+

n = 471

sPLN+

n = 431

P-value2

Pathologic stage, n (%)

   

0.20

 pTX

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 pTis

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

 

 pTa

1 (1%)

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

 

 pT0

2 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

 

 pT1

5 (6%)

3 (6%)

2 (5%)

 

 pT2

18 (20%)

8 (17%)

10 (23%)

 

 pT3

41 (46%)

18 (38%)

23 (53%)

 

 pT4

22 (24%)

16 (34%)

6 (14%)

 

Positive surgical margin, n (%)

9 (10%)

5 (11%)

4 (9%)

> 0.99

Lymph node yield

   

0.97

 Median (IQR)

33 (24–43)

33 (23–40)

31 (24–44)

 

Positive lymph node(s)

   

< 0.001

 Median (IQR)

3.5 (2.0–9.0)

7.0 (4.0–14.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

 

Lymph node stage, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 N1

23 (26%)

5 (11%)

18 (42%)

 

 N2

37 (41%)

12 (26%)

25 (58%)

 

 N3

30 (33%)

30 (64%)

0 (0%)

 

Adjuvant chemotherapy, n (%)

39 (43%)

23 (49%)

16 (37%)

0.26

Adjuvant radiation, n (%)

8 (9%)

2 (4%)

6 (14%)

0.15

  1. 1n (%)
  2. 2Fisher’s exact test; Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test
  3. Abbreviations: ePLN+, extended pelvic lymph node template positive; IQR, inter-quartile range; LND, lymph node dissection; sPLN+, standard pelvic lymph node template positive