Fig. 2: Kaplan–Meier survival curves for disease-free survival (DFS) according to the TME composition pattern.

The DFS gradually decreased and was substantially poorer in patients with colloid- (31.5 months), necrosis- (27.3 months), and specific-type (25.5 months) TDLNs+ patterns than in individuals with common-type patterns (46.4 months).