Table 1.
Clinical characteristics for the patients used in this study
| Information | total | benign | malignant | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 53 | 29 | 24 | |
| Age (years)* | 43.8 ± 14.7 (16-75) | 45.3 ± 15.2 (21-75) | 41.6 ± 13.9 (16-69) | P > 0.05 |
| Gender (male/female) | 31/22 | 17/12 | 14/10 | P > 0.05 |
| Greatest tumor diameter (cm)# | 4.5 ± 2.7 (1.1-15.0) | 4.2 ± 2.1 (1.1-13.0) | 4.9 ± 3.4 (1.7-15.0) | P > 0.05 |
| Site | ||||
| Adrenal | 41 | 27 | 14 | |
| Extra-adrenal | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
| Positive mutation | ||||
| SDHD | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| VHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| NF1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
*
Stands for the Mean ± S.E.M (range);
#
stands for Mean ± S.D (range).