Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients.

From: Pretreatment CT differential diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis from peritoneal carcinomatosis of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

Ā 

TB peritonitis (n = 25)

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (n = 34)

Age*

57 (24–96)

62 (33–78)

Abdominal distension

Ā Yes

24 (96.0)

33 (97.1)

Ā No

1 (4.0)

1 (2.9)

Ovary mass size (cm)*

3.8 (0.0–6.8)

3.1 (1.4–4.0)

Laterality

Ā No mass

7 (28.0)

0

Ā Unilateral

5 (20.0)

5 (14.7)

Ā Bilateral

13 (52.0)

29 (85.3)

Diagnosis

Ā Surgery

20 (80.0)

34 (100)

Ā Biopsy

5 (20.0)

0

FIGO stage

Ā IA

Ā 

2 (5.9)

Ā IIB

Ā 

1 (2.9)

Ā IIIA

Ā 

1 (2.9)

Ā IIIB

Ā 

6 (17.6)

Ā IIIC

Ā 

19 (55.9)

Ā IVA

Ā 

5 (14.7)

  1. Data are the number (percentage) of patients.
  2. *Data are presented as the median (range) of the variables.