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Table 3 Sclerotherapy sessions (patient of excellent response) with respect to clinical characteristics

From: A nomogram for predicting sclerotherapy response for treatment of lymphatic malformations in children

 

Median treatment sessions(range)

P

Disfigurement

 

0.064

 Yes

2 (1–6)

 

 No

2 (1–5)

 

Discoloration

 

0.078

 Yes

3 (1–5)

 

 No

2 (1–5)

 

 Extent

 

0.026

 Local

1 (1–3)

 

 Diffuse

3 (1–6)

 

Morphological subtypes

 Macrocystic LMs

1 (1–3)

0.034

 Mixed LMs (macrocystic and microcystic)

3 (2–6)

0.042

 Microcystic LMs

4 (3–6)

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