Table 1. Demographics and clinical findings according to the benign and malignant subgroups.
|
Benign (n = 15) |
Malign (n = 9) |
Total (n = 24) |
P |
|
|
Demographics | ||||
|
Age (y) (Median, 25p – 75p) |
8 (11 months – 12) |
4 (2.5 – 12) |
7.5 (2 – 12) |
0.92 |
|
Sex (F:M) |
6:9 |
3:6 |
9:15 |
0.74 |
|
Clinical findings, n (%) | ||||
|
Incidentally detected |
4 (26.7%) |
2 (22.2%) |
6 (25%) |
0.81 |
|
Cough |
7 (46.7%) |
5 (55.6%) |
12 (50%) |
0.67 |
|
Fever |
4 (26.7%) |
3 (33.3%) |
7 (29.2%) |
0.73 |
|
Recurrent infections |
1 (6.7%) |
0 |
1 (4.2%) |
0.43 |
|
Neck swelling |
0 |
1 (11.1%) |
1 (4.2%) |
0.19 |
|
Dyspnea |
4 (26.7%) |
1 (11.1%) |
5 (20.8%) |
0.36 |
|
Chest pain |
1 (6.7%) |
4 (44.4%) |
5 (20.8%) |
0.03 |
|
Dysphagia |
1 (6.7%) |
0 |
1 (4.2%) |
0.43 |
Numbers in brackets are column percentages. F, female; M, male.