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Table 2 Characteristics of recurred PALNs

From: Mapping patterns of para-aortic lymph node recurrence in cervical cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

Variables

 

Volume of PALN (mean, SD, range)

4.3 cm3 (8.9, 0.2–69.6)

Location of PALN

 

Horizontal

 

LPA

43 (46.8%)

AC

35 (38.0%)

RPC

14 (15.2%)

Vertical

 

Above left renal vein

9 (9.8%)

Upper

32 (34.8%)

Mid

27 (29.3%)

Lower

24 (26.1%)

Distance of PALNs to major structures (mean, SD, range, mm)

LPA

Aorta

8.2 (3.6, 2–16.7)

IVC

27.9 (5.5, 15.9–44.2)

AC

 

Aorta

7.1 (3.5, 1–17.5)

IVC

5.8 (5.1, 1–22)

RPC

 

Aorta

21.9 (7.5, 10.5–37.3)

IVC

3.9 (2.0, 1.3–9.8)

  1. PALN, para-aortic lymph node; LPA, left para-aortic; AC, aorto-caval; RPC, right para-caval; IVC, inferior vena cava