Table 1 Univariate analysis of all 12 parameters compared between patients with benign urachal masses and those with urachal carcinoma
From: Clinical comparison of patients with benign urachal masses versus urachal carcinomas
Variable | Benign urachal masses (cases) | Urachal carcinoma (cases) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 17 | 30 | |
Sex | 0.053 | ||
Male | 7 | 21 | |
Female | 10 | 9 | |
Gross hematuria | 0.021 | ||
Present | 6 | 21 | |
Absent | 11 | 9 | |
Lower urinary tract symptoms | 0.011 | ||
Present | 8 | 4 | |
Absent | 9 | 26 | |
Palpable mass | 0.632 | ||
Present | 1 | 3 | |
Absent | 16 | 27 | |
Lower abdominal pain | 0.004 | ||
Present | 8 | 3 | |
Absent | 9 | 27 | |
Mucinuria | 0.283 | ||
Present | 0 | 2 | |
Absent | 17 | 28 | |
White blood cell count | 0.001 | ||
≥10 × 109/L | 7 | 0 | |
<10 × 109/L | 10 | 30 | |
Percentage of neutrophils (%) | 0.004 | ||
≥70 | 9 | 3 | |
<70 | 8 | 27 | |
Calcification | 0.449 | ||
Present | 6 | 14 | |
Absent | 11 | 16 | |
Fatty infiltration of the Retzius space | <0.001 | ||
Present | 12 | 1 | |
Absent | 5 | 29 | |
Diffuse thickening of adjacent bladder wall | <0.001 | ||
Present | 9 | 0 | |
Absent | 8 | 30 |