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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of surgical margin status in permanent sections of oral and lip squamous cell carcinoma

From: The impact of frozen sections on final surgical margins in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and lips: a retrospective analysis over an 11 years period

 

Positive surgical margin (n = 41)

Dysplastic surgical margin (n = 19)

Negative surgical margin (n = 118)

 

No. of cases

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p Value

No. of cases

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p Value

No. of cases

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p Value

Frozen sections done

22

0.70

0.31 - 1.61

0.40

14

1.26

0.39 - 4.07

0.70

75

1.15

0.56 - 2.37

0.70

pT-Stage

            

   pT1*

10

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

64

-

-

-

   pT2

10

1.72

0.61 - 4.83

0,31

9

1.39

0.47 - 4.09

0.55

34

0.57

0.25 - 1.29

0.18

   pT3

4

4.44

0.97 - 20.35

0.055

1

0.77

0.08 - 7.76

0.83

5

0.33

0.08 - 1.38

0.13

   pT4

17

5.61

1.98 - 15.87

0.001

0

-

-

-

15

0.42

0.16 - 1-07

0.07

Grading

            

   G1*

5

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

21

-

-

-

   G2

27

1.43

0.41 - 4.91

0.57

12

1.35

0.26 - 7.07

0.72

69

0.76

0.27 - 2.14

0.61

   G3

9

1.03

0.25 - 4.23

0.97

5

1.21

0.19 - 7.68

0.84

28

1.02

0.32 - 3.32

0.97

Tumor localization

            

   Lower jaw*

19

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

23

-

-

-

   Floor of mouth

7

0.49

0.16 - 1.47

0.20

7

1.44

0.37 - 5.57

0.59

20

1.35

0.53 - 3.47

0.53

   Tongue

3

0.21

0.05 - 0.84

0.03

3

0.39

0.08 - 1.83

0.23

33

4.70

1.55 - 14.23

0.01

   Upper and lower lips

2

0.42

0.08 - 2.30

0.32

1

0.38

0.04 - 3.70

0.40

12

3.07

0.72 - 13.11

0.14

   Upper jaw

8

0.77

0.25 - 2.35

0.64

1

0.20

0.02 - 1.88

0.16

20

2.09

0.75 - 5.85

0.16

   Other locations

2

0.57

0.10 - 3.14

0.52

2

0.73

0.12 - 4.52

0.73

10

1.80

0.46 - 7.06

0.40

  1. * Baseline