From: CO2 laser versus cold steel margin analysis following endoscopic excision of glottic cancer
Variable | Laser | Steel | Total | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.548 |
āāāMean | 65.2 | 67.4 | 66.3 | Ā |
āāāRange | - | - | 34-87 | Ā |
āāāSD | 11.5 | 12.7 | 12.0 | Ā |
Gender | Ā | Ā | Ā | 1.0 |
āāāMale | 20 | 19 | 39 | Ā |
āāāFemale | 3 | 3 | 6 | Ā |
Diagnosis | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.463 |
a) Premalignant | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāāModerate dysplasia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ā |
āāāSevere dysplasia/CIS | 6 | 3 | 9 | Ā |
b) Invasive SCC | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāāWell differentiated | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ā |
āāāModerately differentiated | 12 | 14 | 26 | Ā |
āāāPoorly differentiated | 3 | 1 | 4 | Ā |