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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of the preoperative clinical, radiologic variables between the TLSs-positive and TLSs-negative groups in the training cohort

From: A CT-based radiomics approach to predict intra-tumoral tertiary lymphoid structures and recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Characteristics

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

TLSs-positive (n = 27)

TLSs-negative (n = 59)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age ≥ 60, n (%)

12 (44.4%)

24 (40.7%)

0.742

  

Male, n (%)

12 (44.4%)

34 (57.6%)

0.255

  

HBV-positive, n (%)

17 (63%)

35 (59.3%)

0.749

  

Liver cirrhosis, n (%)

14 (51.9%)

28 (47.5%)

0.705

  

Liver steatosis, n (%)

6 (22.2%)

17 (28.8%)

0.522

  

CA199 > 37 U/ml, n (%)

11 (40.7%)

27 (45.8%)

0.663

  

Location, n (%)

  

0.887

  

 Left lobe

16 (59.3%)

34 (57.6%)

   

 Right lobe

11 (40.7%)

25 (42.4%)

   

Subcapsular, n (%)

17 (63%)

45 (76.3%)

0.202

  

Satellite nodules, n (%)

1 (3.7%)

10 (16.9%)

0.174

  

Regular morphology, n (%)

4 (14.8%)

4 (6.8%)

0.429

  

Well-defined border, n (%)

25 (92.6%)

53 (89.8%)

0.993

  

Number, n (%)

  

0.726

  

 1

26 (96.3%)

54 (91.5%)

   

 > 1

1 (3.7%)

5 (8.5%)

   

Diameter > 5 cm, n (%)

10 (37%)

36 (61%)

0.039*

 

0.365

Macrovascular invasion, n (%)

3 (11.1%)

10 (16.9%)

0.706

  

Lymph node metastasis, n (%)

4 (14.8%)

17 (28.8%)

0.161

  

AJCC 8th stage, n (%)

  

0.014*

0.598 (0.309–1.155)

0.126

 1

21 (77.8%)

26 (44.1%)

   

 2

2 (7.4%)

11 (18.6%)

   

 3

4 (14.8%)

22 (37.3%)

   

CT non-enhanced scan density, n (%)

  

0.628

  

 Homogeneous low

6 (22.2%)

9 (15.3%)

   

 Inhomogeneous low

21 (77.8%)

50 (84.7%)

   

Arterial diffuse hyperenhancement, n (%)

13 (48.1%)

5 (8.5%)

< 0.001*

4.801 (1.116–20.649)

0.035*

Arterial peripheral rim enhancement, n (%)

8 (29.6%)

38 (64.4%)

0.003*

 

0.473

Arterial diffuse hypoenhancement, n (%)

6 (22.2%)

16 (27.1%)

0.629

  

Centripetal enhancement, n (%)

12 (44.4%)

28 (47.5%)

0.795

  

Wash in and wash out, n (%)

5 (18.5%)

8 (13.6%)

0.786

  

Persistent enhancement, n (%)

6 (22.2%)

13 (22%)

0.984

  

Peritumoral arterial enhancement, n (%)

8 (29.6%)

17 (28.8%)

0.938

  

Intra-tumoral vessels, n (%)

5 (18.5%)

8 (13.6%)

0.786

  

Portal thrombus, n (%)

4 (14.8%)

6 (10.2%)

0.794

  

Biliary dilatation, n (%)

8 (29.6%)

13 (22%)

0.447

  

Hepatic capsule retraction, n (%)

17 (63%)

44 (74.6%)

0.271

  
  1. TLSs tertiary lymphoid structures, HBV hepatitis B virus, CA199 carbohydrate antigen 199, AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer
  2. *Statistically significant