Table 2 The comparison of lymph node acquisition between control and study groups.

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Control group

Study group

t value

p value

Total number of lymph nodes

15 ± 5.7

19 ± 6.6

− 3.863

0.000

Number of positive lymph nodes

0.7 ± 1.4

1.7 ± 3.5

− 2.037

0.045

Total number of 253 lymph nodes

2.2 ± 2.0

2.9 ± 2.9

− 1.442

0.153

Number of positive 253 lymph nodes

0.00 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.15

− 1.000

0.323