Research Article

Prognostic Value of Intratumor Metabolic Heterogeneity Parameters on 18F-FDG PET/CT for Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Table 1

Baseline clinicopathological and PET information of subjects.

VariablesValues

Gender
Male114 (60.6%)
Female74 (39.4%)
Age, year65 (55–75)
Location
Right colon59 (31.4%)
Left colon64 (34.0%)
Rectum65 (34.6%)
Pathological type
Adenocarcinoma159 (84.6%)
MAC/SRC29 (15.4%)
Degree of differentiation.
Low44 (23.4%)
Median137 (72.9%)
High7 (3.7%)
Measured tumor length (cm)4.90 ± 1.66
T Stage
T1-237 (19.7%)
T3-4151 (80.3%)
Regional lymph nodes
N–85 (45.2%)
N+103 (54.8%)
Distant metastasis
M–129 (68.6%)
M+59 (31.4%)
Nerve invasion
Negative148 (78.7%)
Positive40 (21.3%)
Tumor thrombus
Negative135 (71.8%)
Positive53 (28.2%)
Stage, AJCC
I25 (13.3%)
II45 (23.9%)
III59 (31.4%)
IV59 (31.4%)
Type of surgery
Radical surgery129(68.6%)
Palliative surgery59(31.4%)
CEA (ng/ml)6.10 (2.77–21.84)
CA19-9 (U/ml)17.17 (8.02–50.26)
Parameters of PET
SUVmax15.43 (11.98–20.91)
SUVpeak10.67 (8.35–14.76)
SUVmean8.91 (6.97–11.62)
MTV (ml)12.17 (7.30–22.29)
TLG (g)112.03 (62.88–214.86)
HI-10.23 (0.21–0.24)
HI-210.57 (6.05–19.21)

MAC, mucinous adenocarcinoma; SRC, signet ring cell carcinoma; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9; SUV, standardized uptake value; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; TLG, total lesion glycolysis; HI, heterogeneity index.