Table 3

Relation between the histological effects on the main tumors and disease stages

Histological effects in the surgical specimen
Grade 3-1b (n = 18)Grade 1a-0 (n = 59)P-value
cStage before therapy
 cStage III7 (38.9%)11 (18.6%)P = 0.0776 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 cStage IV11 (61.1%)48 (81.4%)
pStage after surgery
 pStage 0/I4 (22.2%)0 (0%)P = 0.0001 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 pStage II6 (33.3%)5 (8.5%)
 pStage III3 (16.7%)14 (23.7%)
 pStage IV5 (27.8%)40 (67.8%)
No. of downstaged patients11/18 (61.1%)12/59 (20.3%)P = 0.0009 by Chi-square test
No. of metastatic nodes
 0 node7 (38.9%)4 (6.8%)P = 0.0005 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 1–3 nodes6 (33.3%)19 (32.2%)
 4–7 nodes4 (22.2%)10 (16.9%)
 8 nodes ∼1 (5.6%)26 (44.1%)
No. of metastatic nodes per patient2.2 ± 3.112.0 ± 20.6P = 0.0482 by Student's t-test
Histological effects in the surgical specimen
Grade 3-1b (n = 18)Grade 1a-0 (n = 59)P-value
cStage before therapy
 cStage III7 (38.9%)11 (18.6%)P = 0.0776 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 cStage IV11 (61.1%)48 (81.4%)
pStage after surgery
 pStage 0/I4 (22.2%)0 (0%)P = 0.0001 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 pStage II6 (33.3%)5 (8.5%)
 pStage III3 (16.7%)14 (23.7%)
 pStage IV5 (27.8%)40 (67.8%)
No. of downstaged patients11/18 (61.1%)12/59 (20.3%)P = 0.0009 by Chi-square test
No. of metastatic nodes
 0 node7 (38.9%)4 (6.8%)P = 0.0005 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 1–3 nodes6 (33.3%)19 (32.2%)
 4–7 nodes4 (22.2%)10 (16.9%)
 8 nodes ∼1 (5.6%)26 (44.1%)
No. of metastatic nodes per patient2.2 ± 3.112.0 ± 20.6P = 0.0482 by Student's t-test

cStage, clinical stage; pStage, pathological stage.

Table 3

Relation between the histological effects on the main tumors and disease stages

Histological effects in the surgical specimen
Grade 3-1b (n = 18)Grade 1a-0 (n = 59)P-value
cStage before therapy
 cStage III7 (38.9%)11 (18.6%)P = 0.0776 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 cStage IV11 (61.1%)48 (81.4%)
pStage after surgery
 pStage 0/I4 (22.2%)0 (0%)P = 0.0001 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 pStage II6 (33.3%)5 (8.5%)
 pStage III3 (16.7%)14 (23.7%)
 pStage IV5 (27.8%)40 (67.8%)
No. of downstaged patients11/18 (61.1%)12/59 (20.3%)P = 0.0009 by Chi-square test
No. of metastatic nodes
 0 node7 (38.9%)4 (6.8%)P = 0.0005 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 1–3 nodes6 (33.3%)19 (32.2%)
 4–7 nodes4 (22.2%)10 (16.9%)
 8 nodes ∼1 (5.6%)26 (44.1%)
No. of metastatic nodes per patient2.2 ± 3.112.0 ± 20.6P = 0.0482 by Student's t-test
Histological effects in the surgical specimen
Grade 3-1b (n = 18)Grade 1a-0 (n = 59)P-value
cStage before therapy
 cStage III7 (38.9%)11 (18.6%)P = 0.0776 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 cStage IV11 (61.1%)48 (81.4%)
pStage after surgery
 pStage 0/I4 (22.2%)0 (0%)P = 0.0001 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 pStage II6 (33.3%)5 (8.5%)
 pStage III3 (16.7%)14 (23.7%)
 pStage IV5 (27.8%)40 (67.8%)
No. of downstaged patients11/18 (61.1%)12/59 (20.3%)P = 0.0009 by Chi-square test
No. of metastatic nodes
 0 node7 (38.9%)4 (6.8%)P = 0.0005 by Mann–Whitney U-test
 1–3 nodes6 (33.3%)19 (32.2%)
 4–7 nodes4 (22.2%)10 (16.9%)
 8 nodes ∼1 (5.6%)26 (44.1%)
No. of metastatic nodes per patient2.2 ± 3.112.0 ± 20.6P = 0.0482 by Student's t-test

cStage, clinical stage; pStage, pathological stage.

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