Figure 2

Kaplan–Meier survival curve according to the 8th and 7th AJCC staging system and T and N criteria. According to 8th AJCC (A–C), the survival curve shows no survival difference between AJCC stage I versus IIA, AJCC stage IIB versus III, T2 versus T3 and N1 versus N2 (p = 0.169, 0.426, 0.164 and 0.138 respectively). According to 7th AJCC (D–F), the survival curve shows no survival difference between AJCC stage IB versus IIA and T2 versus T3 (p = 0.942 and 0.834, respectively). There are relative differences of survival among the remaining groups.