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Table 6.

Failure patterns with and without LNF

Variable	Without LNF No. of. Patients (%)	With LNF No. of. Patients (%)	p^* value
Total (n = 12)	9 (17)	3 (8)	0.35
Local only	5 (9)	0 (0)	0.08
Loco-regional	9 (17)	1 (3)	0.04
Regional	2 (4)	0 (0)	0.5
Distant	1 (2)	3 (8)	0.3

p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.