|
Characteristics
|
Value
|
|---|
|
Total No. of patients*
|
265
|
|
Age, y
|
|
Median
|
61
|
|
Range
|
25-88
|
|
60 y or younger, n
|
116
|
|
Sex, n
|
|
Male
|
134
|
|
Female
|
131
|
|
Surgical specimens*
|
294
|
|
Primary
|
265
|
|
AJCC stages
|
|
294p I/II
|
106
|
|
p III/IV
|
159
|
|
Lymph node metastasis
|
29
|
|
Tumor invasion#
|
|
pT1
|
2
|
|
pT2
|
13
|
|
pT3
|
235
|
|
pT4
|
15
|
|
Lymph node metastasis#
|
|
pN0
|
40
|
|
pN1
|
172
|
|
pN2
|
53
|
|
Pathologic grade#
|
|
Well
|
68
|
|
Moderate
|
164
|
|
Poor
|
33
|
|
Tumor size, cm#
|
|
<2
|
74
|
|
2–5
|
154
|
|
>5
|
37
|
|
Location#
|
|
Colon
|
134
|
|
Rectum
|
131
|
- Abbreviation: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.
- *Ninety patients had paired adjacent normal colorectal mucosa specimens.
- #Primary colorectal cancer tumors.
