Table 1 Patients' characteristics
From: The impact of lymph node density on survival of cervical cancer patients
Parameter | N or mean (s.d.) |
|---|---|
Total number of patients enrolled | 88 |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 49.9 (14.1) |
Histological type | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 71 (80.7%) |
Adenocarcinoma | 12 (13.6%) |
Adenosquamous carcinoma | 5 (5.7%) |
Tumour stage | |
FIGO IB1 | 20 (22.7%) |
FIGO IB2 | 10 (11.4%) |
FIGO IIA | 7 (8.0%) |
FIGO IIB | 38 (43.2%) |
FIGO IIIA | 2 (2.3%) |
FIGO IIIB | 9 (10.2%) |
FIGO IVA | 2 (2.2%) |
Parametrial involvement | |
Negative | 39 (44.3%) |
Positive | 49 (55.7%) |
Histological grade | |
G1 | 7 (8.0%) |
G2 | 49 (55.7%) |
G3 | 32 (36.3%) |
Recurrence status | |
No. of patients with recurrent disease | 40 (45.5%) |
Mean time to recurrent disease (months) | 18.9 (16.9) |
Status at last observation | |
Alive with no evidence of disease or stable disease | 46 (52.3%) |
Progressive disease | 4 (4.5%) |
Tumour-related death | 34 (38.6%) |
Dead as a result of other causes | 4 (4.5%) |
