Table 3.
Concise overview of data in Table 2
MAP | Sporadic CRC | Sporadic MSI-high | Lynch (based on MMR mutations) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Average age (years) | 49 | 68 | 67–75 | 47 |
MAC stage C or D | + | ++ | ++ | + |
Proximal location | ++ | + | +++ | ++ |
(Meta) synchronous CRC | + | 0 | ND | + |
Poor Differentiation | + | 0 | + | + |
Mucinous (>50%) | + * | + * | + | + |
Crohn's like infiltrate (conspicuous) | + | + | ++ | + |
Necrosis | + | ++ | + | ND |
TILs* present | ++ | + | ++ | + |
TILs marked | + | 0 | + | + |
APC-MCR mutations | + | ++ | + | + |
KRAS mutations (codon 12/13) | ++ | + | + | + |
Beta-catenin (nuclear staining) | + | +++ | + | ++ |
Beta-catenin (CTNNB1) mutations | 0 | 0 | 0 | + |
P53 (nuclear staining >25%) | + | ++ | + | +++ |
P53 mutations | ++ | ++ | + | + |
SMAD4 mutations | + | + | 0 | + |
MSI-high | 0 | + | +++ | +++ |
0 = 0–10%, + = 11–40%, ++ = 41–70%, +++ = >70% ND = no data
* mucinous rate in MAP CRCs in this study was two times more than in sporadic CRCs: 23% and 12% respectively (see also table 2).