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Table 4 Sensitivity analysis comparing extracapsular extension (ECE) with preoperative node size (n = 21)

From: Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study

Preoperative Node Size

ECE

No ECE

P Value

Less than 2.0 cm

1 (20 %)

4 (80 %)

.01

Greater than or equal to 2.0 cm

14 (88 %)

2 (13 %)

 

Less than 2.5 cm

2 (29 %)

5 (71 %)

.006

Greater than or equal to 2.5 cm

13 (93 %)

1 (7 %)

 

Less than 3.0 cm

4 (44 %)

5 (56 %)

.046

Greater than or equal to 3.0 cm

11 (92 %)

1 (8 %)

 

Less than 3.5 cm

10 (63 %)

6 (38 %)

.26

Greater than or equal to 3.5 cm

5 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

 

Less than 4.0 cm

13 (68 %)

6 (32 %)

> .99

Greater than or equal to 4.0 cm

2 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

 
  1. ECE indicates extracapsular extension