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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Apr;8(4):10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182835549. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182835549

Table 8.

Association Between SUV and Pathology Stage (Thymoma Only, Excluding Clinical Stage IV)

SUV Stage p-value
I+II (n=20) III (n=8)a
Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range
Primary tumor SUVmax 5.26 (2.44) 1.50–12.70 4.81 (0.66) 3.90–5.60
Primary tumor SUVpeak 4.58 (2.10) 1.50–10.70 4.15 (0.66) 3.50–4.60 0.8987
Primary tumor SUVmean 3.29 (1.50) 1.00–7.10 2.86 (0.38) 2.30–3.10 0.7215
Total tumor volume of SUV 45% (cm3) 74.04 (82.04) 6.10–341.90 109.75 (96.63) 12.00–292.90 0.2128
Total volume above SUV 3.5 (cm3) 38.61 (62.99) 0.00–235.40 18.19 (26.06) 0.00–77.1 0.9387

SUV, standardized uptake value; SD, standard deviation

a

There were no pathological stage IV thymomas remaining after excluding clinical stage IV thymoma.