Table 4 Correlation analysis of imaging characteristics of carotid body tumors and surgical results [r (P)]
Maximum diameter | Volume | Horizontal distance from the upper margin to the papillae (cm) | Horizontal distance from the upper margin to the mandibular angle (cm) | Preoperative imaging classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surgical blood loss | 0.678 (< 0.001) | 0.621 (< 0.001) | 0.601 (< 0.001) | 0.495 (< 0.001) | 0.558 (< 0.001) |
Surgical blood transfusion volume | 0.422 (< 0.001) | 0.428 (< 0.001) | 0.360 (0.003) | 0.265 (0.030) | 0.381 (0.001) |
Duration of surgery | 0.663 (< 0.001) | 0.583 (< 0.001) | 0.480 (< 0.001) | 0.436 (< 0.001) | 0.421 (< 0.001) |
Intraoperative classification | 0.543 (< 0.001) | 0.515 (< 0.001) | 0.358 (0.003) | 0.334 (0.006) | 0.829 (< 0.001) |
Skull-base invasion | 0.564 (< 0.001) | 0.491 (< 0.001) | 0.287 (0.018) | 0.408 (0.001) | 0.407 (0.001) |