Table 8.
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
There were no pathological stage IV thymomas remaining after excluding clinical stage IV thymoma.