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Table 3 Patient characteristics with and without rectal invasion

From: The prognostic value of rectal invasion for stage IVA uterine cervical cancer treated with radiation therapy

Characteristics

Rectal invasion

No rectal invasion (Bladder invasion only)

P value

(N = 14)

(N = 53)

Age, y, median (range)

69 (38–80)

71 (38–87)

0.277

Bladder invasion

 Yes

7 (50 %)

53 (100 %)

0.000001

 No

7 (50 %)

0

 

Parametrium invasion

 To pelvic wall

14 (100 %)

45 (84.9 %)

0.278

 Not to pelvic wall

0

8 (15.1 %)

 

Vaginal invasion

 To lower third

6 (42.9 %)

14 (26.4 %)

0.386

 Not to lower third

8 (57.1 %)

39 (73.6 %)

 

Hydronephrosis

 Yes

7 (50 %)

25 (47.2 %)

0.911

 No

7 (50 %)

28 (52.8 %)

 

Pelvic lymph node enlargement

 Yes

10 (71.4 %)

17 (32.1 %)

0.018

 No

4 (28.6 %)

36 (67.9 %)

 

Concurrent chemotherapy

 Yes (CCRT)

1 (8.3 %)

10 (18.9 %)

0.517

 No (radiation therapy alone)

13 (91.7 %)

43 (81.1 %)

 

Histology

 Squamous cell carcinoma

2 (14.3 %)

4 (7.5 %)

0.796

 Adenocarcinoma

12 (85.7 %)

49 (92.5 %)

 

Tumor size

 ≤6 cm

2 (14.3 %)

20 (37.7 %)

0.180

 >6 cm

12 (85.7 %)

33 (62.3 %)