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Table 1 Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with PSM and PB

From: A clinicopathological analysis of adrenal tumors in patients with history of extra-adrenal cancers

Clinical and imaging feature

Total (%)

PB

(n = 39)

PSM

(n = 52)

P value

Age (years), median (range)

56(9–80)

52 (23–80)

58(9–75)

0.070

 ≤ 55

44 (48.4)

24(54.5)

20(45.5)

0.029

 > 55

47 (51.6)

15(31.9)

32(68.1)

 

Gender

 Female

38(41.8)

23 (60.5)

15 (39.5)

0.004

 Male

53 (58.2)

16 (30.2)

37 (69.8)

 

Location

 Right

37(40.7)

20(54.1)

17(45.9)

0.201

 Left

42(46.2)

15(35.7)

27(64.3)

 

 Bilateral

12(13.2)

4(33.3)

8(66.7)

 

Size (cm), median (range)

2.7(0.5–12.0)

2.3(0.9–5.7)

3.4(0.5–12.0)

0.001

 <3.2

56(61.5)

32 (57.1)

24 (42.9)

< 0.001

 ≥ 3.2

35(38.5)

7 (20.0)

28 (80.0)

 

Isolated lesion

 No

22 (24.2)

1 (4.5)

21 (95.5)

< 0.001

 Yes

69 (75.8)

38 (55.1)

31 (44.9)

 

Imaging diagnosis

 Malignant

61 (67.0)

17 (27.9)

44 (72.1)

< 0.001

 Benign

30 (33.0)

22 (73.3)

8 (26.7)

 

Interval time (month), median (range)

15.5 (0–146)

9(0–146)

18.5(0–91)

0.620

  1. PSM primary or secondary malignancies found in patient with history of extra-adrenal malignancy
  2. PB primary benign tumors found in patient with history of extra-adrenal malignancy