Research Article

Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Newly Found Suspected Malignant Solitary Pulmonary Lesions in Patients Who Have Received Curative Treatment for Colorectal Cancer

Table 4

Multivariate analysis.

VariableOR (95% CI) value

Pathological stage0.104 (0.009–2.127)0.157
 I-II
 III-IV
Adjuvant chemotherapy5.624 (0.779–40.595)0.087
 Yes
 No
Morphological score of lung lesion0.660 (0.249–1.745)0.402
Size of lung lesion, cm0.736 (0.357–1.514)0.404
Mediastinal lymph node metastasis47.978 (0.950–2422.772)0.053
 Yes
 No
CEA concentration, ng/L1.031 (0.957–1.112)0.422

OR: odds ratio; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CI: confidence interval.