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Table 3 Pulsatility index and prognostic factors

From: Neoangiogenesis in early cervical cancer: Correlation between color Doppler findings and risk factors. A prospective observational study

 

Lowest PI*

P value

PLN

 

0.473

   Negative

0.89 (0.68 – 1.10)

 

   Positive

0.74 (0.52 – 0.95)

 

DSI

 

0.004

   < 10 mm

1.20 (0.91 – 1.60)

 

   > 10 mm

0.74 (0.55 – 0.92)

 

LVSI

 

0.073

   Negative

1.00 (0.75 – 1.30)

 

   Positive

0.68 (0.44 – 0.92)

 

Tumor size

 

0.158

   < 17.5 mm

1.06 (0.68 – 1.40)

 

   > 17.5 mm

0.80 (0.60 – 1.40)

 

Parametrium

 

0.171

   Negative

0.95 (0.73 – 1.17)

 

   Positive

0.67 (0.48 – 0.86)

 

Histology

 

0.406

   SCC

0.84 (0.63 – 1.05)

 

   Non-SCC

0.99 (0.61 – 1.37)

 
  1. * Expressed as median, range in parentheses.
  2. SCC = Squamous cell carcinoma. PLN = Pelvic Lymph node. DSI = Depth stromal invasion. LVSI = Lymph-vascualr space invasion.