The Effect of Amifostine on Submandibular Gland Histology after Radiation

Table 2

Tabulated scoring of the histologic analysis.

Parameter	Amifostine	Partial-amifostine	No-amifostine
Fatty replacement
None	1	1	2
Trace	1	0	1
Mild	1	2	4
Moderate	2	6	2
Severe	0	0	1
Lobular architecture
None	4	5	9
Mild	0	2	0
Moderate	1	2	1
Interstitial fibrosis
None	0	1	3
Trace	0	0	0
Mild	4	6	6
Moderate	1	1	1
Severe	0	1	0
Ductal degeneration
None	2	7	9
Mild	0	0	0
Moderate	3	2	0
Severe	0	0	1
Inflammatory component
Diffuse	1	3	2
None	1	2	1
Trace	3	4	6
Mild	0	0	1
Moderate
Focal
None	2	6	6
Trace	0	1	1
Mild	2	2	2
Moderate	0	0	1
Acinar degeneration
None	0	2	2
Trace	1	0	0
Mild	0	1	3
Moderate	3	5	4
Severe	1	1	1