Table 2 Extracapsular extension grade compared with largest metastasis and p16 status

From: Extracapsular extension is a poor predictor of disease recurrence in surgically treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Grade

n (%)

Average lymph node size, (cm) a

p16+(%)b,c

0

13 (13%)

3.02

12 (92)

1

25 (25%)

3.24

23 (92)

2

7 (7%)

3.15

7 (100)

3

19 (19%)

3.25

17 (90)

4

37 (37%)

3.5

31 (84)

  1. aExtracapsular extension grade versus lymph node size, P=0.28.
  2. bExtracapsular extension 0 or 1 versus 2–4, P=0.53; extracapsular extension 0–3 versus 4, P=0.20.
  3. cAverage size 3.3 cm.
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