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Table 1 Baseline of patient characteristics

From: Radical surgery versus standard surgery for primary cytoreduction of bulky stage IIIC and IV ovarian cancer: an observational study

Characteristic

Radical surgery group

Standard surgery group

P value*

Median age (range)

56 years (35–82)

56 years (26–79)

1.000

FIGO stage

  

0.045

 Stage IIIC

91(81.2 %)

215(89.2 %)

 

 Stage IV

21(18.8 %)b

26(10.8 %)

 

Primary tumor

  

0.535

 Epithelial ovarian cancer

111 (99.1 %)

240 (99.6 %)

 

 Fallopian tube cancer

1 (0.9 %)

0 (0 %)

 

 Primary peritoneal cancer

0 (0 %)

1 (0.4 %)

 

Histology

  

0.084

 Serous

100(89.3 %)

202(83.8 %)

 

 Mucinous

0(0 %)

2(0.8 %)

 

 Endometrioid

2(1.8 %)

2(0.8 %)

 

 Clear cell

2(1.8 %)

5(2.1 %)

 

 Others

8(7.2 %)

30(12.4 %)

 

Grade

  

0.787

 Grade1

0(0 %)

2(0.8 %)

 

 Grade 2

9(8.0 %)

16(6.6 %)

 

 Grade 3

102(91.1 %)

218(90.5 %)

 

 NA

1(0.9 %)

5(2.1 %)

 

ECOG performance status

  

0.116

 0

57(50.9 %)

95(39.4 %)

 

 1

49(43.8 %)

126(52.3 %)

 

 2

6(5.4 %)

20(8.3 %)

 

ASA status

  

0.358

 1

59(52.7 %)

107(44.4 %)

 

 2

51(45.5 %)

127(52.7 %)

 

 3

2(1.8 %)

7(2.9 %)

 

Preoperative serum CA125

  

0.245

 Median serum level (range)

1320 U/ml (67.2–77050)

1725 U/ml (32.1–39145)

 

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

  

0.421

 Yes

20 (17.9 %)

35 (14.5 %)

 

 No

92 (82.1 %)

206 (85.5 %)

 

Ascites

  

0.472

 Median volume (range)

1350 ml (0–7000)

1500 ml (0–10000)

 

Bowel mesenteric carcinomatosis

  

0.544

 Yes

78 (69.6 %)

160 (66.4 %)

 

 No

34 (30.4 %)

81 (33.6 %)

 

Residual disease in pelvis

  

<0.001

 0 cm

92(82.1 %)

129(53.5 %)

 

 0.1–0.5 cm

15(13.4 %)

71(29.5 %)

 

 0.5–1 cm

3(2.7 %)

41(17.0 %)

 

 >1 cm

2(1.8 %)

0(0 %)

 

Residual disease in middle abdomen

 

<0.001

 0 cm

60(53.6 %)

69(28.6 %)

 

 0.1–0.5 cm

40(35.7 %)

93(38.6 %)

 

 0.5–1 cm

9(8.0 %)

79(32.8 %)

 

 >1 cm

3(2.7 %)

0(0 %)

 

Total

112

241

 
  1. Abbreviations: FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, NA not available
  2. *Tested by Chi-square or Mann–Whitney U. b Thoracic exploration was performed in 13 patients and 8 patients were upstaged for pleural metastasis