Table 2. Patient characteristics.
Mucinous | Nonmucinous | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 21 | 30 | — |
Age (years) | 68.9 | 69.2 | 0.98 |
Male:female | 12:9 | 16:14 | 1.00 |
Tumour diameter (cm) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.31 |
Location | 0.16 | ||
Right | 9 (43%) | 12 (40%) | — |
Transverse | 4 (19%) | 3 (10%) | — |
Left/sigmoid | 8 (38%) | 9 (30%) | — |
Rectum | 0 (0%) | 6 (20%) | — |
Median no. LNs evaluated | 19 | 16.5 | 0.52 |
Median no. positive LNs | 2 | 2 | 0.78 |
Tumour differentiation | 0.71 | ||
Poor | 5 (24%) | 7 (23%) | — |
Moderate | 13 (62%) | 16 (53%) | — |
Well | 3 (14%) | 7 (23%) | — |
All patients are stage III.