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Table 2 Tumor characteristics

From: The correlation of SUVmax with pathological characteristics of primary tumor and the value of Tumor/ Lymph node SUVmax ratio for predicting metastasis to lymph nodes in resected NSCLC patients

Characteristic

 

Mean tumor diameter

4.86 ± 1.93 cm (range: 1.5-10)

Mean tumor SUVmax

14.23 ± 7.23 (range: 2.23 ± 38.76)

Mean number of mitosis

24.91 ± 17.18 (range: 2-80), Median: 21

Grade of necrosis

 

0

27 (33.3%)

1

17 (21%)

2

12 (14.8%)

3

25 (30.9)

Median grade of necrosis

1 (range: 0-3)

Grade of stromal inflammation

 

1

32 (39.5%)

2

37 (45.7%)

3

12 (14.8%)

Median grade of stromal inflammation

2 (range: 1-3)