Table 4: Pattern of failure in both groups.
| Item | LN = 0,1,2,3 "n = 73" | LN = 4,5,6 "n = 30" | P-value |
| Local Recurrence | 3 (2.9%) | 0 | P value 0.64 |
| Local and Distant metastasis | 3 (2.9%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
| Distant metastasis | 21 (20.4%) | 10 (9.7) | |
| No progression | 46 (44.7%) | 18 (17.5%) |