Table III.
Correlation between the subclinical lesions and local tumor factors.
| Subclinical lesion | Tumor length | Tumor invasion | Tumor volume | ||||||
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| Mean, cma | T-value | P-value | Mean, cma | T-value | P-value | Mean, cm3a | T-value | P-value | |
| ML | |||||||||
| Yes | 4.46±1.15 | 2.125 | 0.039 | 2.95±0.53 | 2.262 | 0.028 | 26.83±11.84 | 0.929 | 0.357 |
| No | 5.49±1.73 | 3.35±0.59 | 33.27±10.59 | ||||||
| SD | |||||||||
| Yes | 5.64±1.10 | 0.984 | 0.331 | 3.54±1.14 | 0.807 | 0.423 | 29.02±14.24 | 0.900 | 0.373 |
| No | 6.04±1.71 | 3.79±1.14 | 32.94±17.20 | ||||||
| DI | |||||||||
| Yes | 5.80±1.50 | 0.216 | 0.830 | 3.77±1.13 | 2.040 | 0.047 | 30.03±16.38 | 0.708 | 0.482 |
| No | 5.91±1.04 | 3.00±0.89 | 33.81±12.75 | ||||||
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Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
ML, multiple carcinogenic lesion; SD, severe dysplasia; DI, direct intramural infiltration.