Table 1 Association between intraparotid node metastasis and clinical-pathologic variables
From: Role of intraparotid node metastasis in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland
Variables | Intraparotid node metastasis | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive(n=47) | Negative (n=143) | ||
Age | |||
≤ 50 | 20 | 72 | |
>50 | 27 | 71 | 0.353 |
Sex | |||
Female | 29 | 72 | |
Male | 18 | 71 | 0.176 |
Tumor stage | |||
T1 + T2 | 23 | 99 | |
T3 + T4 | 24 | 44 | 0.012 |
p-Neck stage * | |||
N0 | 6 | 15 | |
N+ | 30 | 11 | 0.001 |
Perineural invasion | |||
Yes | 11 | 12 | |
No | 36 | 131 | 0.006 |
Lymphovascular invasion | |||
Yes | 11 | 11 | |
No | 36 | 132 | 0.003 |
Disease grade | |||
Low | 12 | 92 | |
Intermediate | 24 | 38 | |
High | 11 | 13 | < 0.001 |