Can horizontal diameter of XXXX help predict prognosis?

@entity5 @entity1 @entity14 @entity3
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the horizontal @entity5 diameter and prognosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: @entity1 ' records were analyzed retrospectively. @entity1 data, including age, gender, vertical penetration, anatomic location, differentiation of the @entity5 , @entity5 node @entity3 (TNM) stage, survival rate, and disease-free survival, were analyzed to find out if there was any correlation with horizontal @entity5 diameter. RESULTS: A total of 439 @entity14 @entity1 were enrolled. @entity1 were stratified into two groups according to the horizontal @entity5 diameter ( <=4.5 cm vs. >4.5 cm). Poorly differentiated @entity5 were significantly larger than other differentiation groups (p=0.003). The horizontal diameter increased with increase in T-stage (p<0.001). Similarly, the number of positive lymph nodes increased significantly as the size of the horizontal @entity5 diameter increased (p<0.001). The relationship between TNM staging and the horizontal diameter of @entity5 in both groups was examined, and it was found that the progression of @entity5 stage was accompanied by increased horizontal diameter (p<0.001). It was also found that the horizontal @entity5 diameter was not correlated with local recurrence (p=0.063). However, distant @entity3 was higher in @entity1 with a @entity5 larger than 4.5 cm (p=0.02). Although the disease-free survival was shorter in @entity1 with a horizontal @entity5 diameter more than 4.5 cm, the difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: There is a significant relation between horizontal diameter of the @entity5 and depth of the @entity5 , lymph node involvement, overall survival, and distant @entity3 . Horizontal diameter of the @entity5 can possibly be used as a prognostic factor in @entity14 @entity1 .
