Table 1.
Conventional n = 427 | No Touch n = 426 | |
---|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 66 (23–80) | 66 (33–80) |
Sex | ||
Male | 211 (49.4) | 212 (49.8) |
Female | 216 (50.6) | 214 (50.2) |
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status | ||
0 | 407 (95.3) | 407 (95.5) |
1 | 20 (4.7) | 19 (4.5) |
Tumour location | ||
Right | 193 (45.2) | 191 (44.8) |
Left | 234 (54.8) | 235 (55.2) |
Tumour depth | ||
cT3 | 298 (69.8) | 281 (66.0) |
cT4a | 113 (26.5) | 122 (28.6) |
cT4b | 16 (3.7) | 23 (5.4) |
Nodal status | ||
cN0 | 174 (40.7) | 166 (39.0) |
cN1 | 177 (41.5) | 183 (43.0) |
cN2 | 76 (17.8) | 76 (17.8) |
cN3 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
BMI (kg/m2), median (range) | 22.4 (12.8–30.0) | 22.5 (13.8–29.8) |
Tumour size (cm), median (range) | 4.8 (2.0–13.5) | 5.0 (0.7–14.0) |
Pathological results | ||
Number of harvested lymph nodes, median (range) | 28 (3–129) | 28 (3–104) |
Pathological stage | ||
I | 25 (5.9) | 18 (4.2) |
II | 181 (42.4) | 188 (44.1) |
III | 208 (48.7) | 194 (45.9) |
IV | 13 (3.0) | 25 (5.9) |
Residual tumour | ||
R0 | 421 (98.6) | 410 (96.2) |
R1 | 1(0.2) | 5 (1.2) |
R2 | 5 (1.2) | 10 (2.3) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.