Pulmonary metastatectomy in pediatric cancer patients at National Cancer Institute, Egypt: prognostic factors and outcome

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute

Table 3 Effect of prognostic factors on metastatic free period for the studied patients

		Metastatic Free Period (grouped)				P -value
		< = 1 year		> 1 year
		N	%	N	%
Sex	Male	18	60.0%	12	40.0%	0.373
Sex	Female	12	48.0%	13	52.0%	0.373
Type of local control	Limb salvage	14	42.4%	19	57.6%	0.027
Type of local control	Amputation	16	72.7%	6	27.3%	0.027
Laterality	Unilateral	5	38.5%	8	61.5%	0.183
Laterality	Bilateral	25	59.5%	17	40.5%	0.183
		Metastatic Free Period (grouped)				P -value
		< = 1 year		> 1 year
		Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
Age (years)		15.4	4.0	14.7	3.8	0.512