Table 5.
Clinical demographics and patterns of cervical cancer treatment
| RT alone | RT+surgery | Surgery alone | Surgery+RT | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| <70 | 19 (63.3 %) | 6 (66.7 %) | 12 (52.1 %) | 8 (88.9 %) | 0.32 |
| ≥70 | 11 (36.7 %) | 3 (33.3 %) | 11 (47.9 %) | 1 (11.1 %) | |
| Area of case publication | |||||
| North America | 22 (73.3 %) | 5 (55.6 %) | 10 (38.5 %) | 6 (46.2 %) | 0.061 |
| Other areas | 8 (26.7 %) | 4 (44.4 %) | 16 (61.5 %) | 7 (53.8 %) | |
| Year of case publication | |||||
| Before2000 | 30 (100 %) | 8 (88.9 %) | 23 (88.5 %) | 10 (76.9 %) | 0.094 |
| 2000 or later | 0 | 1 (11.1 %) | 3 (11.5 %) | 3 (23.1 %) | |
| Duration of prolapse (months) | |||||
| <120 | 11 (55.0 %) | 2 (50 %) | 5 (31.3 %) | 2 (40 %) | 0.55 |
| ≥120 | 9 (45.0 %) | 2 (50 %) | 11 (68.8 %) | 3 (60 %) | |
| Histology | |||||
| SCC | 22 (88 %) | 6 (100 %) | 15 (78.9 %) | 9 (75 %) | 0.47 |
| Non-SCC | 3 (12 %) | 0 | 4 (21.1 %) | 3 (25 %) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.31 | ||||
| ≤4 | 0 | 0 | 4 (50 %) | 1 (33.3 %) | |
| >4 | 4 (100 %) | 1 (100 %) | 4 (50 %) | 2 (66.7 %) | |
| Stage | 0.86 | ||||
| I | 15 (51.7 %) | 4 (50 %) | 15 (62.5 %) | 7 (58.3 %) | |
| II – IV | 14 (48.3 %) | 4 (50 %) | 9 (37.5 %) | 5 (41.7 %) | |
Chi-squared test
RT radiotherapy, SCC squamous cell carcinoma.