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Table 3 Clinicopathological characteristics of 85 BCG-treated patients stratified according to LVI status

From: Lymphovascular invasion status at transurethral resection of bladder tumors may predict subsequent poor response of T1 tumors to bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Characteristic

Total

LVI positive

LVI negative

P value

No. of patients

85

 

24

 

61

  

Age

      

0.074

 <70 years

45

(52.9%)

9

(37.5%)

36

(59.0%)

 

 ≥70 years

40

(47.1%)

15

(62.5%)

25

(41.0%)

 

Sex

      

0.174

 Male

71

(83.5%)

22

(91.7%)

49

(80.3%)

 

 Female

14

(16.5%)

2

(8.3%)

12

(19.7%)

 

Tumor grade

      

0.258

 G1/2

4

(4.7%)

0

(0.0%)

4

(6.6%)

 

 G3

81

(95.3%)

24

(100.0%)

57

(93.4%)

 

Concomitant CIS

      

0.969

 Positive

21

(24.7%)

6

(25.0%)

15

(24.6%)

 

 Negative

64

(75.3%)

18

(75.0%)

46

(75.4%)

 

Multifocality

      

0.905

 Multiple

61

(71.8%)

17

(70.8%)

44

(72.1%)

 

 Solitary

24

(28.2%)

7

(29.2%)

17

(27.9%)

 

History of Ta NMIBC

      

0.563

 Recurrence

5

(5.9%)

1

(4.2%)

4

(6.6%)

 

 Primary

80

(94.1%)

23

(95.8%)

57

(93.4%)