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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: Risk factors for venous thromboembolism induced by prolonged bed rest during interstitial brachytherapy for gynecological cancer: a retrospective study

Median age (years)

61 (range 30–86)

Median body mass index (kg/m2)

22.0 (range 14.1–37.6)

Primary

 Cervix

37 (79%)

 Corpus

7 (15%)

 Vagina

2 (4%)

 Vulva

1 (2%)

Histology

 Squamous cell carcinoma

36 (77%)

 Adenocarcinoma

11 (23%)

Median tumor size, mm

62 (range 9–140)

Initial onset/recurrence

 Initial onset

33 (70%)

 Recurrence

14 (30%)

FIGO for 33 patients with initial onset

 III

18 (55%)

 IVA

15 (45%)

PLN metastasis at the time of pre-radiotherapy

 Negative

17 (36%)

 Positive

30 (64%)

PALN metastasis at the time of pre-radiotherapy

 Negative

35 (74%)

 Positive

12 (26%)

Median Caprini score at the time of pre-ISBT

5 (range 3–10)

Median Rogers score at the time of pre-ISBT

4 (range 1–5)

  1. FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, PLN pelvic lymph node, PALN para-aortic lymph node, ISBT interstitial brachytherapy