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Table 4 Effect of prognostic factors on outcome of the studied patients

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

  

Fate

P value

Alive

Dead

Count

%

Count

%

Sex

Male

17

47.2%

13

68.4%

0.133

Female

19

52.8%

6

31.6%

Time of resectability

Synchronous

1

2.8%

0

.0%

1

Metachronous

35

97.2%

19

100.0%

Laterality

Unilateral

11

30.6%

2

10.5%

0.180

Bilateral

25

69.4%

17

89.5%

Timing of lung metastasis

Initially

9

25.0%

3

15.8%

0.072

During treatment

9

25.0%

8

42.1%

Relapse before 1 year follow up

10

27.8%

8

42.1%

Relapse after 1 year follow up

8

22.2%

0

.0%

Tumor necrosis of 1ry

> or equal 90%

8

27.6%

0

.0%

0.015

< 90%

21

52.4%

19

100.0%

Complications

Yes

9

25.0%

10

52.6%

0.040

No

27

75.0%

9

47.4%

  1. NB:
  2. • The statistical method used in Table 2 was according to Kaplan and Meier analysis & Chi square statistics
  3. • Table 3
  4. • Limb salvage is better as it saved the limb which is also psychologically important