Table 1 Patient characteristics for the 157 patients
From: FDG-PET/CT for lymph node staging prior to radical cystectomy
Numbers (%) | |
|---|---|
Age mean (SD) years | 72 (± 8) |
Sex (n) | |
Male | 116 (74) |
Female | 41 (26) |
Mean days (SD) from TURB to FDG-PET/CT* | 34 (± 22) |
Resection biopsies of the prostatic urethra/bladder neck in females | 108 (69) |
Mean days (SD) from FDG-PET/CT to cystectomy | 48 (± 37) |
Bacteriuria within 4 weeks before FDG-PET/CT | 17 (11) |
BCG within 12 months before FDG-PET/CT | 9 (6) |
Clinical tumour stage | |
Tis | 3 (2) |
T1 | 42 (27) |
T2 | 68 (43) |
T3 | 28 (18) |
T4 | 16 (10) |
Clinical node stage | |
N0 | 113 (72) |
N1 | 28 (18) |
N2 | 7 (4) |
N3 | 9 (6) |