Table 4 Tumor regression: patient demographics and tumor features
From: Regression patterns of uveal melanoma after iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy
Demographics and tumor features | Fellow-up time (Mean,%) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 month | 6 month | 12 month | 18 month | ||
Age (yrs) | |||||
≥46 | 5.49 | 10.09 | 15.33 | 20.1 | P<0.05 |
5.03 | 11.27 | 3.53 | 8.82 | ||
Gender | |||||
male | 4.4 | 8.11 | 7.54 | 13.63 | P>0.05 |
female | 6.28 | 13.67 | 11.16 | 15.81 | |
Involved eye | |||||
left | 5.68 | 10.61 | 10.06 | 16.16 | P>0.05 |
right | 4.86 | 10.71 | 8.75 | 13.31 | |
Regression patterns | |||||
D | 13.62 | 22.78 | 27.31 | 33.24 | P<0.05 |
S | 1.17 | 1.1 | 2.47 | 1.41 | |
I | a9.23 | a8.22 | a21.92 | a22.48 | |
Subretinal fluid | |||||
absent | 5.75 | 10.61 | 7.99 | 16.14 | P>0.05 |
persistent | 5.07 | 10.67 | 9.96 | 12.24 | |
Tumor Height | |||||
≤ 5 mm | 2.01 | 13.17 | 3.34 | 13.7 | P>0.05 |
5-10 mm | 5.82 | 9.72 | 11.49 | 12.79 | |
≥ 10 mm | 9.76 | 10.19 | 15.05 | 21.88 | |
Tumor shape | |||||
mushroom shape | 7 | 11.74 | 11.68 | 17.05 | P>0.05 |
dome shape | 3.81 | 10.85 | 9.37 | 14.97 | |
irregular shape | 2.21 | 1.78 | 0.45 | a8.13 | |
mean regression extent | 5.26 | 10.66 | 9.37 | 14.68 | |