XXXX volume as an indicator of nodal status in advanced @entity356 .

@entity5 @entity1 @entity356 @entity3
BACKGROUND: The significance of @entity5 volume as an indicator of lymph node @entity3 in advanced @entity356 remains to be clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS: @entity5 volume was measured from continuous tissue sections taken from 60 @entity1 with advanced @entity356 (34 males and 26 females, aged 35 to 81 years; average 57.3 years) using a computer generated surface rendering method. The @entity5 volume and conventional clinicopathological factors were then analyzed with respect to the prevalence of lymph node @entity3 . RESULTS: Lymph node @entity3 was detected in 26 @entity1 (43%). Of 28 @entity1 with a @entity5 > or = 2000 mm3, lymph node @entity3 was observed in 17 @entity1 (61%): n1, 12 @entity1 ; n2, 3 @entity1 ; n3, 2 @entity1 . Of 32 @entity1 with a @entity5 < 2000 mm3, lymph node @entity3 was observed in 9 @entity1 (28%): n1, 6 @entity1 ; n2, 3 @entity1 . A significant difference was found in the prevalence of lymph node @entity3 between the two groups (p = 0.011). Furthermore, only @entity5 volume was an independent variable associated with lymph node @entity3 according to logistic regression analysis (p = 0.013, odds ratio: 0.253, 95% confidence interval: 0.086-0.747). CONCLUSION: @entity5 volume appears to be an important indicator of lymph node @entity3 in advanced @entity356 . However, this factor cannot be used to introduce the option of limited lymphadenectomy for such @entity1 .
