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Table 11 Size of lymph node and metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of retromolar trigone

From: Prognostic factors of cervical node status in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

 

Size of cervical node

1–3 mm

p value a

4–6 mm

p value a

7–9 mm

p value a

10–30 mm

p value a

>30 mm

p value a

+

+

+

+

+

3

16

4

11

7

17

16

41

  

Clinical staging

  

0.484

  

0.880

  

0.931

  

0.231

  

NA

  Stage I

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

  Stage II

0

5

1

3

2

5

1

11

0

0

  Stage III

1

5

1

4

3

6

9

18

0

0

  Stage IV

2

6

2

4

2

6

6

12

0

0

Tumor size

  

0.582

  

1.000

  

0.659

  

0.082

  

NA

  ≤ 1.0 cm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1.1–2.0 cm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  2.1–3.0 cm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  3.1–4.0 cm

1

9

2

6

3

10

11

17

0

0

  > 4.0 cm

2

7

2

5

4

7

5

24

0

0

Pathologic differentiation

  

0.546

  

0.569

  

1.000

  

0.379

  

NA

  Well differentiated

1

10

3

5

3

9

6

22

 

0

0

  Moderately differentiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

  Poorly differentiated

2

6

1

6

4

8

10

19

 

0

0

Undifferentiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

  1. aChi-square test or Fisher’ s exact test.
  2. + metastasis of SCC to cervical node, − no metastasis of SCC to cervical node.