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Table 1 Demographics and preoperative CT characteristics of MC patients (n = 115)

From: Prognostic value of computed tomography characteristics for overall survival in patients with maxillary cancer

Characteristics

n (%)

Log-rank (P value*)

Gender

 

0.7472

 male

46 (40.0)

 

 female

69 (60.0)

 

Age (year)

 

0.0114

  < 50

55 (47.8)

 

  ≥ 50

60 (52.2)

 

Smoking

 

0.7057

 Ever

26 (22.6)

 

 Never

89 (77.4)

 

Alcohol

 

0.7333

 Ever

13 (11.3)

 

 Never

102 (88.7)

 

Stage

 

0.4887

 I-II

49 (42.6)

 

 III-IV

66 (57.4)

 

T stage

 

0.8583

 Low (T0-1)

45 (39.1)

 

 High (T2-4)

70 (60.9)

 

N stage

 

0.7059

 Low (N0-1)

79 (68.7)

 

 High (N2-3)

36 (31.3)

 

M stage

 

0.0379

 M0

100 (87.0)

 

 M1

15 (13.0)

 

Treatment

 

0.0010

 S

25 (21.7)

 

 S&C/X

81 (70.4)

 

 Other

9 (7.8)

 

LM (cm)

 

0.0072

  < 4.2

56 (48.7)

 

  ≥ 4.2

59 (51.3)

 

SM (cm)

 

0.0058

  < 3.0

60 (52.2)

 

  ≥ 3.0

55 (47.8)

 

LLN (mm)

 

0.0411

  < 12

56 (48.7)

 

  ≥ 12

59 (51.3)

 

SLN (mm)

 

<0.0001

  < 7

55 (47.8)

 

  ≥ 7

60 (52.2)

 

plCT (HU)

 

0.4641

  < 40

56 (48.7)

 

  ≥ 40

59 (51.3)

 

ceCT (HU)

 

0.0883

  < 62

57 (49.6)

 

  ≥ 62

58 (50.4)

 

inCT (HU)

 

0.2441

  < 20

58 (50.4)

 

  ≥ 20

57 (49.6)

 

Soft tissue infiltration

 

0.0001

 Yes

86 (74.8)

 

 No

29 (25.2)

 
  1. C chemotherapy, CI confidence interval, CT computed tomography, HR hazard ratio, HU Hounsfield unit, LLN long diameter of the largest cervical lymph node, LM long diameter of the mass, MC maxillary cancers, S surgery, SLN short diameter of the largest cervical lymph node, SM short diameter of the mass, X radiotherapy
  2. *P values of log-rank test for all MC patients
  3. Bold number means statistically significant