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 |