Table 3 Outcome variables of patients who underwent en-bloc resection and ‘resection in bird cage’
En-bloc resection | ‘Resection in bird cage’ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Value | N | Value | p-value | |
Disease-free interval (months) | 14 | 28.5 (0.5–175) | 10 | 23 (1–186) | 0.61 |
Local recurrence | 15 | 1 (6.7%) | 12 | 1 (8.3%) | 0.94 |
Detection of metastases | 14 | 6 (42.9%) | 11 | 7 (63.6%) | 0.26 |
Metastasis-free time after surgery (months) | 6 | 12 (2–55) | 5 | 7 (1–12) | 0.075 |
Deaths | 16 | 9 (56.3%) | 12 | 5 (41.7%) | 0.35 |
Deaths related to metastatic disease | 13 | 6 (46.2%) | 8 | 4 (50%) | 0.60 |
Duration in which deaths occurred after surgery (months) | 8 | 14 (0.5–64) | 3 | 9 (2–98) | 0.91 |
Overall survival (months) | 15 | 30 (0.5–175) | 12 | 26 (2–186) | 0.71 |