TABLE 3.
Mast cell tumors (MCT) results populations
| Coarse fractionated group | Fractionated group | P value (significance ≤.05) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient median age (y) | 8 (range, 1‐13.7) | 8 (range, 2‐13) | |
| Total number MCT | 211 | 91 | |
| Cutaneous | 165 (78%) | 79 (87%) | .57 |
| SC | 43 (20%) | 12 (13.2%) | .49 |
| Not recorded | 3 (1.4%) | 0 | NA |
| Stage 1 | 150 (71%) | 68 (75%) | .79 |
| Stage 2 | 25 (12%) | 17 (19%) | .17 |
| Stage 3 | 4 (1.8%) | 6 (6.6%) | .04 |
| Stage not recorded | 32 (15%) | 0 | NA |
| Received any chemotherapy | 46 (22%) | 25 (27%) | .4 |
| Incomplete margins | 186 (61.6%) | 83 (27.4%) | .85 |
| Complete margins | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | .62 |
| Narrow margins | 18 (5.9%) | 7 (2.3%) | .82 |
| Not recorded margins | 3 (1%) | 0 | NA |
| Median time from surgery to radiation therapy (d) | 32 (range, 4‐277) | 36 (range, 9‐173) | .09 |