TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics.
| UTUC (N = 93) | |
|---|---|
| Sex (male, count) | 55 (59.1%) |
| Age (median, range) | 68 (42–91) |
| Smoke (Yes, count) | 11 (11.8%) |
| Side (Right, count) | 41 (44.1%) |
| Location | |
| Pelvis | 46 (49.5%) |
| Ureter | 34 (36.6%) |
| Both pelvis and ureter | 2 (5.4%) |
| Junction of ureter and pelvis | 8 (8.6%) |
| Pathological subtype | |
| UC | 78 (83.9%) |
| UC with sarcomatoid | 1 (1.9%) |
| UC with squamous | 7 (7.5%) |
| UC with adenoid | 2 (2.2%) |
| Others | 5 (5.5%) |
| T stage | |
| T1 | 48 (51.6%) |
| T2 | 18 (19.4%) |
| T3 | 27 (29.0%) |
| N stage | |
| N0 | 87 (93.6%) |
| N1 | 6 (6.4%) |
| G grade | |
| G1 | 1 (1.1%) |
| G2 | 48 (51.6%) |
| G3 | 44 (47.3%) |
| SLD (median, range) | 3.0 (0.9–23) |
| Pre utLIFE model (positive) | 96.8% (90/93) |
| Post utLIFE model (positive) | 14.0% (13/43) |