Table 3 Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with solitary adrenal mass
From: A clinicopathological analysis of adrenal tumors in patients with history of extra-adrenal cancers
Clinical and imaging feature | Total (%) | PB (n = 38, 55.1%) | PSM (n = 31, 44.9%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.071 | |||
≤ 55 | 35 (50.7) | 23(65.7) | 12(34.3) | |
> 55 | 34 (49.3) | 15(44.1) | 19(55.9) | |
Gender | 0.019 | |||
Male | 36 (52.2) | 15 (41.7) | 21 (58.3) | |
Female | 33 (47.8) | 23 (69.7) | 10 (30.3) | |
Size | < 0.001 | |||
< 3.2 cm | 43(62.3) | 31 (72.1) | 12 (27.9) | |
≥ 3.2 cm | 26(37.7) | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | |
Imaging diagnosis | < 0.001 | |||
Malignant | 42 (60.9) | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | |
Benign | 27 (39.1) | 22 (81.5) | 5 (18.5) | |
The number of risk factors | ||||
< 1 | 10 (14.5) | 10 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.002 |
≥ 1 | 59 (85.5) | 28 (47.5) | 31 (52.5) | |
< 2 | 36 (52.2) | 29 (80.6) | 7 (19.4) | < 0.001 |
≥ 2 | 33 (47.8) | 9 (27.3) | 24 (72.7) | |
< 3 | 57 (82.4) | 37 (64.9) | 20 (35.1) | < 0.001 |
≥ 3 | 12 (17.6) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | |