Clinical Study
The Effect of Amifostine on Submandibular Gland Histology after Radiation
Table 3
Histological variable analysis.
| Parameter | N | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Cuzick’s value |
| Fatty replacement | | | | | 0.82 | Amifostine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Lobular architecture | | | | | 0.57 | Amifostine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Interstitial fibrosis | | | | | 0.26 | Amifostine | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | Ductal degeneration | | | | | 0.19 | Amifostine | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Inflammatory component (diffuse) | | | | | 0.55 | Amifostine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Inflammatory component (focal) | | | | | 0.94 | Amifostine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Acinar degeneration | | | | | 0.35 | Amifostine | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | Partial-amifostine | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | No-amifostine | 10 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | |
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