Table 1.
Factors influencing SDHx mutation status. HNPGL-SUVmax, SUV ratio (HNPGL-SUVmax over pulmonary artery trunk SUVmean), largest tumor diameter in mm, and tumor volume in mm3 are presented as averages (range).
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDH− N=33 | SDH+ N=73 | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Tumor location | ||||||
| Tympanic | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jugular | 9 | 18 | ||||
| Carotid | 16 | 34 | 0.661 | |||
| Vagal (cervical or mediastinal) | 6 | 20 | ||||
| other | 1 | 1 | ||||
| HNPGL-SUVmax | 3.4 (1.8-30.5) | 7.8 (1.2-28.3) | <0.001 | |||
| SUV ratio | 2.3 (1.0-17.0) | 5.6 (1.0-16.2) | <0.001 | 1.3 | 1.1-1.5 | 0.002 |
| Largest tumor diameter in mm | 27 (8-63) | 21 (6-60) | 0.009 | 0.9 | 0.91-0.98 | 0.001 |
| Tumor volume in mm3 | 4717 (147174) | 2059 (469357) | 0.009 | |||