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Table 2 Demographic and PET/CT characteristics according to the different histopathological groups

From: FDG-PET/CT in predicting aggressiveness of rectal cancer

 

Mucinous

Moderate differentiated

Poorly differentiated

p value

Total, %

4 [12.1%]

19 [57.6%]

10[30.3]%

Age*

49 [35.5–59.5]

64 [50–73]

60.5 [55.75–63]

0.238

Sex, M:F

2:2

12:7

5:5

0.752

Tumor size

70 [40–77.5]

51 [48–67]

45 [31.25–63.75]

0.314

SUV max*

12.685 [8.0525–14.415]

22.3 [17.9–34.5]

14.55 [10.0575–17.6825]

0.003

SUV mean*

8.375 [4.76–9.6575]

13.88 [9.67–18.61]

8.315 [5.92–10.5375]

0.019

MTV cm3*

21.99 [12.845–53.23]

21.06 [15.17–30.46]

29.475 [12.7675–46.3875]

0.763

TLG, g/ml* × cm3*

180.822 [75.219–504.527]

322.398 [113.286–422.785]

178.218 [60.075–497.251]

0.701

  1. SUV standard uptake value, MTV metabolic tumor volume, TLG total lesion glycolysis
  2. *Median, range