Research Article

Synovial Sarcoma of the Head and Neck: A Single Institution Review

Table 3

Univariate Cox proportional-hazards model results.

VariablePFSOS
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Sex
 Male0.52 (0.19–1.47)0.90 (0.25–3.20)
 Female
Race
 White0.65 (0.25–1.71)4.97 (0.65–37.83)
 Other
Tumor size
 ≥5 cm4.69 (1.34–16.38)1.17 (0.38–3.58)
 <5 cm
Subtype
 Biphasic0.72 (0.24–2.15)0.097 (0.31–3.07)
 Poorly differentiated0.55 (0.07–4.33)1 (0.12–8.29)
 Monophasic
Surgical margin
 Positive0.50 (0.60–4.21)0.97 (0.11–8.69)
 Margin
Site
 Neck2.41 (1.00–5.82)1.75 (0.64–4.85)
 Others
Treatment
 Local + systemic therapy1.14 (0.45–2.91)1.16 (0.39–3.46)
 Definitive local therapy

PFS: progression-free survival; OS: overall survival; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval.