Variable | Total | 18FDG-PET/CT | χ2 | P | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ve | −ve | ||||||
N | % | N | % | ||||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 30.5 | 0.000 |
 ≥ 55 | 37 | 35 | 94.5 | 2 | 5.5 | ||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 F | 34 | 31 | 91.1 | 3 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 0.001 |
 M | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 55.6 | ||
Staging at diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I  II  III  IV | 3 3 4 33 | 0 0 3 32 | 0 0 75 97 | 3 3 1 1 | 100 100 25 3 | 31.64 |  < 0.001** |
Outcome | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Regressive course | 10 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 70 | 22.7 | 0.000 |
 Progressive course | 33 | 32 | 96.9 | 1 | 3.1 |