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Table 2 Associations of adjuvant radiotherapy with clinicopathological characteristics after excluding patients with adverse risk factors—second group

From: The role of postoperative radiotherapy in pN1 oral cavity cancer without extranodal extension

 

Adjuvant radiotherapy

(−)

(+)

p values

Characteristics

n = 20

n = 20

 

Age (years)a

55.7 ± 11.2 (79.7, 41.0)

56.4 ± 10.2 (72.3, 36.6)

0.56

Sex

 Male

17

19

0.29

 Female

3

1

 

Lesion site

 Buccal mucosa

10

8

0.47

 Mouth floor

3

1

 

 Gum

2

2

 

 Lip

0

2

 

 Tongue

5

7

 

pT Status

 1

2

3

0.24

 2

15

9

 

 3

2

4

 

 4

1

4

 

Overall pathological stage

 III

19

16

0.15

 IV

1

4

 

ASA-PS classification

 1

1

0

0.43

 2

7

10

 

 3

12

10

 

Neck recurrence

 (−)

19

16

0.15

 (+)

1

4

 

Distant metastasis

 (−)

20

19

0.31

 (+)

0

1

 
  1. aMean ± SD (maximum, minimum)
  2. ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification