Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients

Age (years)

  Media

71

  Range

43-87

Gender

  Male (number)

42

  Female (number)

30

Tumor

  Adenoma

5

  Colon carcinoma

39

  Rectal carcinoma

16

  Sigmoid carcinoma

5

  Recto-sigmoid carcinoma

7

Stage of disease

  I

15

  IIA

22

  IIB

2

  IIIA

1

  IIIB

21

  IIIC

4

  IV

2