Table 3 Histopathological status of surgically removed stained lymph nodes from four patients in the study group
Arbitrary case number | N stage | Total number of nodes removed | Total number of metastatic nodes removed | Number of stained nodes removed | Number of metastatic stained nodes removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
2 | N2 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
3 | N1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
4 | N1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |