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Table 5 Symptom Incidence by Patient or Perioperative Risk Factor

From: Long-term symptom control following resection of cervical lymphatic malformations: a case series

Risk Factor

Redness

Swelling

Pain

Residual disease

16/27

21/27

14/27

No residual disease

12/16

13/16

4/16

 

p = 0.3

p = 1

p = 0.1

Lower stage (1 to 2)

18/29

21/29

12/29

Higher stage (3 to 5)

10/14

13/14

6/14

 

p = 0.7

p = 0.2

p = 1

Purely macrocystic

8/13

10/13

6/13

Microcystic and mixed

20/30

24/30

12/30

 

p = 0.7

p = 1

p = 0.7

No seroma

18/30

21/30

12/29

Seroma

10/13

13/13

6/14

 

p = 0.5

p = 0.04

p = 1

Age < 7

15/23

19/23

5/23

Age ≥ 7

13/20

15/20

13/20

 

p = 1

p = 0.7

p = 0.006

Male

13/21

16/21

8/21

Female

15/22

18/22

10/22

 

p = 0.8

p = 0.7

p = 0.8

Surgery before 2012

15/22

16/22

9/22

Surgery 2012 and after

13/21

18/21

9/21

 

p = 0.8

p = 0.5

p = 1

Drain ≤2 days

23/35

26/35

15/35

Drain > 2 days

5/8

8/8

3/8

 

p = 1

p = 0.2

p = 0.4

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