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Table 2 Univariate analysis for various factors related to overall survival (OS)

From: Factors related to survival outcomes following orbital exenteration: a retrospective, comparative, case series

Characteristic

survival

P value

n/N

Median survival time (years)

1 year (%)

3 years (%)

5 years (%)

Overall rate

22/39

3.89

69.1

50.5

41.2

 

Gender

 Male

11/21

5.11

71.4

60.3

46.5

0.269

 Female

11/18

1.34

66.2

19.3

19.3

Mean age (years)

  ≤ 63

11/18

1.65

55.0

40.1

30.0

0.516

  >  63

11/21

5.35

76.2

51.9

41.5

Mean duration of presenting symptom (weeks)

  ≤ 67.9

16/26

3.89

65.2

51.8

41.5

0.967

  >  67.9

6/13

1.70

69.2

48.5

48.5

Restriction of extraocular movements

 No

4/10

5.35

90.0

75.0

56.0

0.093

 Yes

18/29

1.65

58.0

36.2

29.0

Mass

 No

6/13

5.35

69.2

29.7

29.7

0.965

 Yes

16/26

3.01

69.2

49.0

37.8

Eye pain on presentation

 No

13/23

3.01

69.6

55.8

42.5

0.646

 Yes

9/16

3.89

68.8

40.1

20.1

VA

  ≥ 20/400

3/12

10.1

91.7

68.8

68.8

0.018*

  <  20/400

18/26

1.65

57.4

38.1

30.5

Tumor size

  ≤ 20 mm

4/13

11.95

76.2

67.7

67.7

0.032*

  >  20 mm

18/26

1.65

65.4

41.4

27.6

Histopathologic diagnosis

 Non-squamous cell carcinoma

15/25

3.01

63.8

43.8

37.6

0.528

 Squamous cell carcinoma

7/14

5.35

78.6

50.3

25.1

Tumor origin

 Lid

6/12

3.01

83.3

44.4

22.2

0.660

 Lacrimal, globe, and orbit

8/14

0.85

50.0

40.0

40.0

 Conjunctiva

8/13

5.11

69.2

52.8

39.6

Surgical margins

 Unclear margin

7/14

5.45

71.4

52.1

39.1

0.597

 Clear margin

15/25

3.89

68.0

44.1

35.3

Tumor invasiveness (lymphovascular, perineural, bony)

 No

15/29

3.89

65.5

48.6

41.7

0.453

 Yes

7/10

3.01

80.0

40.0

20.0

Status of metastasis

 No distant metastasis

9/23

5.45

91.3

70.6

62.8

<  0.001*

 Regional nodal metastasis

3/5

3.01

60.0

60.0

0.0

 Distant metastasis

10/11

0.59

24.2

0.0

0.0

Adding resection

 No

18/33

3.89

63.5

47.9

41.9

0.815

 Yes

4/6

3.01

83.3

33.3

0.0

Radiation

 No

12/22

3.89

72.7

52.0

36.4

0.579

 Yes

10/17

5.11

64.7

37.8

37.8

Chemotherapy

 No

16/31

3.89

77.3

53.5

41.3

0.197

 Yes

6/8

0.65

37.5

18.8

18.8

Recurrent disease

 No

16/32

5.35

74.9

55.5

44.1

0.043*

 Yes

6/7

0.85

28.6

0.0

0.0

  1. n deceased patients, N total patients, VA Visual acuity, *P value < 0.05