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. 2010 Oct 6;15(5):113–118. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2010.08.005

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of prognostic factors (significant bolded).

Prognostic factors 5-Year LRFS% 5-Year DFS% 5-Year OS%
Total group 18 15 17
Sex P = 0.02 P = 0.04
 Female 29 24 32
 Male 9 9 7
Age
 >56 year 31 22 8
 ≤56 year 9 9 26
Histological subtype P = 0.04
 Ca planoepitheliale 11 11 9
 Adenoid cystic carcinoma 33 33 80
 Adenocarcinoma 0 0 17
 Nondifferentiated NA NA 0
 Small cell carcinoma 0 0 0
 Ca solidum NA 50 33
 Others, unknown 0 0 0
Localisation
 1/3 upper 0 0 12.5
 1/3 middle 0 0 29
 1/3 lower 24 24 16
Not applicable NA NA 0
Localisation
 Anterior wall 25 25 14
 Posterior wall 0 0 22
 Lateral wall 25 25 9
 Circumferential 0 0 0
 Not applicable 19 17 19
Year of start of treatment P = 0.04
 1962–1988 13 11 12
 1989–2006 23 18 20
Type of treatment P = 0.005
 Surgery followed by radiotherapy 0 0 66
 Radiotherapy alone 21 18 16
 Chemoradiotherapy NA NA 0
 Symptomatic treatment NA NA 0
Stage P = 0.04
 I NA NA 60
 II 10 9 14
 IIIA 29 14 12
 IIIB NA NA 0
 IV NA NA 0
Radiotherapy P = 0.01
 Without radiotherapy 0 0 0
 Pallative 0 0 0
 Radical 21 18 31
Performance status (Karnofsky) P = 0.002
 <80 19 9 3
 ≥80 21 21 47

NA – not applicable.