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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Postoperative radiotherapy improves local control and survival in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma

 

No RT n = 37 (%)

RT n = 32 (%)

p-value

Margin

   

Negative (n = 49)

27 (73%)

22 (69%)

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.99

Positive (n = 19)

10 (27%)

9 (28%)

Unknown (n = 1)

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 

Size (median)

9.0

10.0

t-test p = 0.83

Age (median)

54.7

51.5

t-test p = 0.65

Grade

   

High (n = 64)

33 (89%)

31 (97%)

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.36

Low (n = 5)

4 (11%)

1 (3%)

Figo 2009 Stage

   

I (n = 35)

20 (54%)

15 (47%)

χ2 test for trend in proportions p = 0.86

II (n = 20)

8 (22%)

12 (37%)

III (n = 2)

2 (5%)

0 (0%)

IV (n = 12)

7 (19%)

5 (16%)

Figo 2009 dichotomized

   

Stage I (n = 35)

20 (54%)

15 (47%)

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.63

Stage II – IV (n = 34)

17 (46%)

17 (53%)

Adjuvant Chemotherapy

   

Yes (n = 9)

6 (16%)

3 (9%)

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.49

No (n = 60)

31 (84%)

29 (91%)

Surgery Center

   

Center (n = 25)

14 (38%)

11 (34%)

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.81

Community (n = 44)

23 (62%)

21 (66%)

 

Bilateral oophrectomy

  

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.57

Yes

29 (78%)

23 (72%)

No

7 (19%)

8 (25%)

Unknown

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

Surgery

  

Fisher’s exact test p = 0.49

Subtotal Hysterectomy

6

3

Total Hysterectomy

31

26

Radical Hysterectomy

0

2

Exenteration with ileal conduit

0

1