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. 2012 May 3;14(7):849–858. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos113

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of clinicopathological predictors of time to brain metastasis as isolated first visceral site in the context of competing risks

Variable P (Cohort 1)a P (Cohort 2)a Pb
Primary tumor thickness (mm)
 ≤1 vs >1 .002 .015 .0003
Primary tumor ulceration status
 Absent vs present .002 .0002 <.0001
Primary tumor mitosis
 Absent vs present .13 .27 .23
AJCC stage at pathological diagnosis
 I/II vs III/IV .0013 .05 .0007
Primary tumor histologic subtype
 Nodular vs superficial spreading/other .036 .002 .0008
Gender
 Male vs female .65 .35 .56

aBy Gray's test.

bCombined P value.