Table 1. Histological and clinical demographics of patients with CRC included in the study.

Clinicopathological details of patients (n=89)	Frequency
Patient age mean	63
Range	(41–80)
Patient sex
Male	26
Female	29
Dukes stage at first presentation
A	1
B	18
C	36
T stage
1	1
2	3
3	44
4	7
N stage
0	27
1	19
2	9
M stage
0	26
1	29
Tumour site
Right-sided tumour	19
Left-sided tumour	13
Rectal tumour	23

CRC=colorectal cancer.

Variables relate to the time of surgical resection for primary CRC.