Table 7: Relationship between the pattern of metastasis and pathologically
important variables in cases diagnosed as MA and recovered in this study.
|
Variable |
Metastasis pattern |
p- value |
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|
Distant |
Locoregional |
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|
Cases (%) |
Cases (%) |
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|
Clinicopathological variant |
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|
Conventional |
11 (73.3) |
2 (13.3) |
0,3 |
|
|
Unicystic |
1 (6.7) |
1 (6.7) |
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|
Histological subtype |
Cases (%) |
Cases (%) |
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|
Follicular |
5 (38.5) |
1 (7,7) |
0,3 |
|
|
Other |
4 (30.8) |
3 (23) |
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Note: None of the pathological parameters
analysed showed significant association with the metastatic pattern of
ameloblastoma. However, it is likely that by increasing the "N" we
can more accurately assess the relationship between metastatic pattern and
histological subtype.