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Table 1 Characteristics of 27 women with vulvar cancer

From: Relevance of computerized tomography in the preoperative evaluation of patients with vulvar cancer: a prospective study

Clinical characteristics (n = 27)

Median

IQR

Age (years)

69a

22b

Time from initial examination to intervention

  

 CT (days)

6a

5b

 Chest x-ray (days)

10a

7b

 Surgery (days)

12a

8b

Catchment area

n

%

 Regional

12

44 %

 Extra-regionalc

15

56 %

Initial gynecological examination

  

 Recurrence

4

15 %

 Debut

23

85 %

 Clinically registered comorbidity

21

78 %

Tumor size >4 cm

4

15 %

Incidental findings on CT

  

 No incidental findings

1

4 %

 Minor and moderate importanced

21

78 %

 Major importancee

3

11 %

 Confirmed cancersf

2

7 %

Histology

  

 Squamous cell carcinoma

26

96 %

 Basosquamous carcinoma

1

4 %

  1. a,b Data are summarized as median values and interquartile ranges (IQR)
  2. cSouthern and eastern part of Denmark
  3. dOne or more findings of minor and moderate importance, i.g. atherosclerosis, cholecystolithiasis, simple renal- and hepatic cysts, diverticula and hiatus hernia
  4. eFindings of major importance were pulmonary nodules, an endometrial polyp and biliary ectasia
  5. fRenal cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the cecum with pulmonary metastases