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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictors for regional control (RC) and disease specific survival (DSS)

From: Elective neck dissection versus elective neck irradiation in cT3/4N0 maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Variable

RC

DSS

p

HR [95%CI]

p

HR [95%CI]

PNI*

    

 No

   

Ref

 Yes

  

0.108

2.20 [0.78–7.19]

LVI^

    

 No

   

Ref

 Yes

  

0.023

1.92 [1.31–5.42]

Differentiation

    

 Well

 

Ref

 

Ref

 Intermediate

0.367

1.75 [0.54–8.11]

0.286

1.84 [0.65–4.78]

 Poor

0.014

2.09 [1.43–7.29]

0.002

3.26 [1.71–8.96]

Margin

    

 Negative

 

Ref

 

Ref

 Positive

0.008

3.22 [1.87–8.64]

< 0.001

9.03 [3.22–30.76]

  1. *PNI: perineural invasion; ^LVI: lymphovascular invasion; # END: elective neck dissection; ENI: elective neck irradiation
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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