Prognostic value of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in resectable colorectal cancer

Table 2 The maximum standardized uptake value and clinicopathologic characteristics

	SUVmax < 8.6 (n = 80)	SUVmax≥8.6 (n = 83)	P value
Age (yr), median (range)	61.0 (37-81)	60.0 (30-81)	0.799
Sex (male), n	47	51	0.872
Stage, n			0.346
I	15	8
II	33	34
III	28	36
IV	4	5
Tumor size (cm), median (range)	4.0 (2-13.5)	4.5 (2.4-9.5)	0.02
T stage, n			0.01
1	5	3
2	12	8
3	59	57
4	4	15
N stage, n			0.955
0	47	44
1	17	24
2	16	15
M stage, n			0.562
0	76	78
1	4	5
Histology			0.54
WD	6	7
MD	71	67
PD		4
Mucinous	3	5
Median follow-up (d)	776	756	0.285
Recurrence, n	14	11	0.509
Death, n	2	1	0.547

SUVmax: Maximum standardized uptake value; WD: Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma; MD: Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; PD: Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; T: Tumor; N: Node; M: Metastasis.