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Table 3 Local recurrence rates for the three types of treatment modality

From: Clinical analysis of Kimura’s disease in 24 cases from China

Clinical management

No. (patients)

No. (recurrences)

Recurrence rate

Significance

SE + R

4

0

0

 

SE

13

6

46.2%

P>0.05a

SE + OC

7

5

71.4%

P>0.05b

  1. SE + R Surgical resection combined with radiotherapy, SE Surgical resection alone, SE + OC Surgical resection followed by oral corticosteroids
  2. a P-value = 0.237 for the comparison with treatment by SE
  3. b P-value = 0.061 for the comparison with treatment by SE + OC