Our study showed a trend toward better survival for patients who had tumors less than 5 cm (5 years OS 34% for > 5 cm vs. 64% for < 5 cm).
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Tumor size > 5 cm had a tendency for poorer survival but failed to reach statistical significance in our study, though other authors have mentioned the prognostic value of size [ 8 , 18 ].