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Table 2 Regression patterns: D, S, O, I: tumor characteristics

From: Regression patterns of uveal melanoma after iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy

Tumor characteristics

Regression patterns, No. (%)

P Value

Total (n = 139)

D (n = 65)

S (n = 50)

O (n = 6)

I (n = 18)

No. (%)

Tumor height, mm

 mean ± SD

7.24 ± 2.37

7.30 ± 2.58

6.77 ± 1.83

5.09 ± 1.47

P = 0.005

6.97 ± 2.43

 median

7.4

7.3

6.85

5

 

6.7

 95%CI

[6.65 7.83]

[6.57 8.04]

[4.85 8.68]

[4.36 5.82]

  

Tumor diameter, mm

 mean ± SD

11.48 ± 2.72

12.44 ± 2.94

12.00 ± 3.74

13.31 ± 3.45

P>0.05

12.09 ± 2.98

 median

11.5

12.3

12.1

12.5

 

11.9

 95%CI

[10.81 12.16]

[11.60 13.27]

[8.08 15.92]

[11.59 15.03]

  

Subretinal fluid

 absent

16 (24.6)

11 (22.0)

1 (16.7)

6 (33.3)

P>0.05

34 (24.5)

 persistent

49 (75.4)

39 (78.0)

5 (83.3)

12 (66.7)

 

105 (75.5)

AJCC staging

 T1

4 (6.2)

3 (6.0)

0

2 (11.1)

P>0.05

9 (6.5)

 T2

36 (55.4)

24 (48.0)

3 (50)

10 (55.6)

 

73 (52.5)

 T3

24 (36.9)

21 (42.0)

3 (50)

5 (27.8)

 

53 (38.1)

 T4

1 (1.5)

2 (4.0)

0

1 (5.5)

 

4 (2.9)

Tumor Size

 S

16 (24.6)

12 (24.0)

2 (33.3)

9 (50.0)

P>0.05

39 (28.1)

 M

41 (63.1)

29 (58.0)

4 (66.7)

9 (50.0)

 

83 (59.7)

 L

8 (12.3)

9 (18.0)

0

0

 

17 (12.2)

Tumor Shape

 mushroom shape

32 (49.2)

22 (44.0)

3 (50.0)

3 (16.6)

P = 0.02

60 (43.2)

 flat shape

1 (1.5)

0

0

1 (5.6)

 

2 (1.4)

 dome shape

30 (46.2)

27 (54.0)

2 (33.3)

10 (55.6)

 

69 (49.6)

 irregular shape

2 (3.1)

1 (2.0)

1 (16.7)

4 (22.2)

 

8 (5.8)