TABLE 3

Intra- and Interobserver Variability

IntraobserverInterobserver
Parameter121 vs. 22 vs. 31 vs. 3
Ann Arbor0.91 (0.82–0.97)0.88 (0.80–0.95)0.81 (0.69–0.90)0.79 (0.68–0.86)0.87 (0.77–0.94)
Extranodal0.82 (0.70–0.93)0.86 (0.76–0.96)0.74 (0.61–0.87)0.82 (0.71–0.93)0.76 (0.63–0.89)
No. of nodal groups0.93 (0.90–0.96)0.91 (0.87–0.94)0.83 (0.76–0.89)0.92 (0.89–0.95)0.88 (0.83–0.92)
Nodal sites
 Cervical*0.84 (0.72–0.92)0.86 (0.78–0.93)0.81 (0.71–0.90)0.77 (0.66–0.86)0.79 (0.68–0.88)
 Axillary0.80 (0.68–0.89)0.74 (0.61–0.85)0.69 (0.56–0.81)0.69 (0.53–0.83)0.73 (0.60–0.84)
 Infraclavicular0.55 (−0.01–0.89)0.39 (0.10–0.73)0.23 (−0.02–0.55)0.37 (−0.01–0.68)0.14 (−0.04–0.50)
 Hilar0.82 (0.70–0.95)0.65 (0.48–0.83)0.56 (0.37–0.75)0.58 (0.36–0.79)0.63 (0.45–0.81)
 Pelvic0.82 (0.70–0.91)0.68 (0.53–0.81)0.65 (0.53–0.76)0.71 (0.60–0.82)0.68 (0.55–0.79)
 Inguinal or femoral0.82 (0.72–0.91)0.69 (0.55–0.82)0.71 (0.59–0.82)0.76 (0.64–0.87)0.69 (0.55–0.82)
 Mediastinal0.75 (0.61–0.88)0.75 (0.61–0.88)0.75 (0.61–0.88)0.77 (0.64–0.90)0.73 (0.59–0.87)
 Periaortic0.77 (0.65–0.90)0.76 (0.63–0.89)0.75 (0.62–0.88)0.81 (0.69–0.93)0.78 (0.65–0.90)
 Mesentery0.65 (0.47–0.83)0.61 (0.41–0.81)0.63 (0.44–0.81)0.61 (0.41–0.81)0.67 (0.49–0.85)
Extranodal sites
 Spleen0.84 (0.69–0.99)0.81 (0.67–0.96)0.75 (0.57–0.92)0.81 (0.67–0.96)0.69 (0.51–0.88)
 Bone marrow0.94 (0.85–0.99)0.81 (0.67–0.96)0.76 (0.60–0.92)0.76 (0.60–0.92)0.93 (0.84–0.99)
 Lung0.82 (0.58–0.99)0.90 (0.72–0.99)0.58 (0.21–0.95)0.58 (0.21–0.95)0.65 (0.32–0.97)
 Liver0.95 (0.84–0.99)0.88 (0.71–0.99)0.84 (0.66–0.99)0.78 (0.57–0.99)0.59 (0.32–0.87)
 Bowel0.71 (0.40–0.99)0.56 (0.11–0.99)0.64 (0.35–0.93)0.59 (0.28–0.91)0.37 (−0.03–0.76)
  • * Cervical includes supraclavicular and all head and neck nodal stations.

  • Data are intraclass correlation coefficient for number of nodal groups and κw for all other variables, with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.