borderline significantp=0.0672
The number of pathologically confirmed metastatic lymph nodes turned out a borderline significant negative predictor for DFS (HR 1.176 [0.989-1.399], p=0.0672) in the overall group and for OS (HR 1.179 [0.993-1.399], p=0.0596) and DSS (HR 1.222 [0.985-1.516], p=0.0685) in p16 positive patients, with higher number of positive lymph nodes associated with poorer oncological outcomes.