Effect of Patient Age and Tumour Size on Lymph Node Positivity
| Tumour size/age,yr | Positive lymph nodes, no./total no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen detected | Control, n = 353 | ||
| Occult, n = 62 | Palpable, n = 50 | ||
| <1 cm | |||
| 50–60 | 0/11 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 3/17 (17.6) |
| >60 | 1/12 (8) | 0/1 (0) | 2/23 (8.7) |
| ≥ 1 cm | |||
| 50–60 | 7/11 (64) | 7/17 (41) | 53/116 (45.7) |
| >60 | 3/24 (12) | 9/27 | 72/191 (37.7) |
Tumour size was not available in 4 patients in each of the occult and palpable groups and in 6 patients in the control group.