Research Article

Prognostic Value of Functional Parameters of 18F-FDG-PET Images in Patients with Primary Renal/Adrenal Lymphoma

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of factors associated with OS.

VariablesMedian OS (month)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Age (year)<5020.630.745
≥5017.55
GenderMale17.000.347
Female22.00
LocationKidney14.000.432
Adrenal gland17.50
Kidney + adrenal gland20.00
Ann Arbor stageI∼III27.4411.150 (1.220–101.924)0.033
IV11.10
Subtype/originB cell21.620.244
T cell2.00
NK cell15.00

18F-FDG-PET parameters
SUVmax<7.3725.200.264
≥7.3716.57
SUVmean<7.0023.250.575
≥7.0015.64
MTV<88.8021.135.044 (0.983–25.882)0.052
≥88.8010.25
TLG<13.0531.000.065
≥13.0515.60

Texture features
GLCM_Correlation<0.69522.385.089 (0.911–28.421)0.064
≥0.69511.17
GLRLM_HGRE<171.9528.130.076
≥171.9512.09
GLRLM_SRHGE<163.228.130.076
≥163.212.09
GLRLM_LRHGE<215.828.130.076
≥215.812.09
GLRLM_RLNU<216.625.009.016 (1.041–78.112)0.0469.016 (1.041–78.112)0.046
≥216.610.38
GLZLM_HGZE<205.0528.130.076
≥205.0512.09
GLZLM_GLNU<2.930.439.366 (1.096–80.051)0.041
≥2.912.08
GLZLM_ZLNU<9.7528.130.076
≥9.7512.09
HISTO_Entropy<12.628.130.076
≥12.612.09
GLCM_Entropy<71.1427.225.639 (1.051–30.244)0.044
≥71.1411.30

p < 0.05.