Table 2 Association between nuclear features and recurrence

From: A grading system combining architectural features and mitotic count predicts recurrence in stage I lung adenocarcinoma

Variables

N

%

5-year RFP (%)

P-value

Nuclear diameter

   

0.007

 Small

232

48

86

 

 Intermediate

150

31

82

 

 Large

103

21

74

 

Nuclear atypia

   

0.006

 Mild

231

48

87

 

 Moderate

139

29

81

 

 Severe

115

24

75

 

Nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio

   

0.068

 Low/intermediate

391

81

80

 

 High

94

19

91

 

Chromatin pattern

   

0.092

 Homogeneous

85

18

87

 

 Fine granular

229

47

83

 

 Coarse granular

171

35

79

 

Prominence of nucleoli

   

0.059

 Indistinct

133

27

87

 

 Distinct

217

45

82

 

 Large

135

28

87

 

Intranuclear inclusion

   

0.190

 Absence

441

91

82

 

 Presence

44

9

88

 

Mitotic count

   

<0.001

 Low

204

42

91

 

 Intermediate

106

22

80

 

 High

175

36

73

 

Atypical mitoses

   

<0.001

 Absence

362

75

86

 

 Presence

123

25

72

 
  1. Abbreviation: RFP, recurrence-free probability.
  2. Significant P-values are shown in bold: all P-values from log-rank test.