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Table 5 Quality of life in elective neck dissection (END) and elective neck irradiation (ENI) groups

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

Domain

END (n = 20)

ENI (n = 50)

p

Pain

50 ± 18

47 ± 20

0.685

Appearance

60 ± 21

41 ± 15

0.016

Activity

63 ± 13

58 ± 19

0.796

Recreation

74 ± 25

72 ± 16

0.888

Swallowing

64 ± 20

58 ± 18

0.659

Chewing

74 ± 14

51 ± 12

0.007

Speech

70 ± 15

48 ± 17

0.011

Shoulder

78 ± 21

85 ± 18

0.587

Taste

58 ± 22

64 ± 23

0.499

Saliva

42 ± 15

35 ± 13

0.721

Mood

55 ± 26

61 ± 18

0.643

Anxiety

54 ± 23

62 ± 19

0.668

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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