Table 2 Involved ribs location and local-regional relapse of study group
|  | Initial diagnosis n = 34 | Recurrent n = 32* | Summary n = 66(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Involved region | M0 | M1 | M0 | M1 | – |
IMN (pts/No) | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 |
1st intercostal | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 (42.4) |
2nd intercostal | 17 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 58 (87.9) |
3rd intercostal | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 (30.3) |
4th intercostal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 (6.1) |
Single intercostal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 35 (53.0) |
≥1 intercostal | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 (47.0) |
Local recurrence | – | – | 9 | 8 | 17 (53.1)** |
ALN I | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 35 (53.0) |
ALN II | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 31 (47.0) |
ALN III | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 (36.4) |
SCN | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 (34.8) |