Relationship between distant metastases and clinicopathological variables in ovarian cancer
| Distant metastases | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No (n = 101) | Yes (n = 29) | P | |||
| Age (yrs) | 58.9 (31–84)a | 59.9 (38–89)a | 0.70 | |||
| Histology | ||||||
| Serous | 66 | 22 | 0.29 | |||
| Other | 35 | 7 | ||||
| Stage | ||||||
| I/II | 26 | 1 | 0.009 | |||
| III/IV | 75 | 28 | ||||
| Grade | ||||||
| I | 14 | 0 | 0.03 | |||
| II/III | 87 | 29 | ||||
| Ascites | ||||||
| Yes | 72 | 28 | 0.004 | |||
| No | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Cytoreduction | ||||||
| Optimal | 68 | 14 | 0.06 | |||
| Suboptimal | 33 | 15 | ||||
| Lymph nodes | ||||||
| Positive | 12 | 8 | 0.001 | |||
| Negative | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Not done | 58 | 19 | ||||
a Age range.