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Table 3 Prognostic factors for locoregional control in patients with primary parotid squamous cell carcinoma

From: Oncologic outcome and potential prognostic factors in primary squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland

 

Univariate analysis

Cox model

Log rank test

HR[95%CI]

p

Age (< 67 vs ≥67)

0.541

  

Sex (Male vs female)

0.194

  

Tumor stage (T1 + T2 vs T3 + T4)

0.188

  

Node stage (N0 vs N+)

0.097

  

Disease stage (I + II vs III + IV)

0.008

4.122[1.578–16.142]

< 0.001

Surgery (TP vs SP)a

0.333

  

Perineural invasion

0.256

  

Lymphovascular invasion

0.142

  

Intraparotid node metastasis

0.027

2.347[1.279–5.612]

0.007

Margin status

0.679

  

Adjuvant radiotherapy

0.147

  

Adjuvant chemotherapy

0.633

  

Extracapsular spread

0.014

3.841[0.946–8.445]

0.067

  1. a: TP Total parotidectomy, SP Superficial parotidectomy