Table 3 Distribution of numbers (percentages) of cases by number of lymph nodes identified in 890 cases with data on degree of lymphocyte infiltration into primary tumour, and by degree of lymphocytic infiltration

From: Will Rogers revisited: prospective observational study of survival of 3592 patients with colorectal cancer according to number of nodes examined by pathologists

 

Number of nodes

 

0

1

2

3

4

5–10

11+

Total

Prominent infiltration

0 (0)

10 (3.3)

13 (4.3)

17 (5.7)

30 (10)

151 (51)

76 (25)

297

Mild infiltration

6 (1)

30 (5)

34 (5.7)

68 (11.4)

56 (9.4)

250 (42)

149 (25)

593

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