Table 1.
Characteristics of patients who were recruited into the study (A), and of their tumors (B)
| A | |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |
| Age (and range) (years) | 66.8±17.2 (46-83) |
| Males:females | 9:11 |
| Caucasian:Asian | 18:2 |
| BMI (and range) (kg/m2) | 25.3±2.68 (17.4-29.2) |
| B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tumor characteristics | ||
| Location | Cecum | 6 |
| Hepatic flexure/transverse colon | 2 | |
| Sigmoid colon | 10 | |
| Recto-sigmoid | 3 | |
| Operation | Laparoscopy | 8 |
| Laparotomy | 13 | |
| Resection | Right hemicolectomy | 8 |
| Left colectomy/sigmoid colectomy | 2 | |
| Anterior resection | 11 | |
| Histology | Differentiation - moderate:poor | 19:2 |
| Lymphocytic invasion:extravascular invasion | 4:5 | |
| Complete excision (R0):incomplete excision (R1) | 20:1 | |
| Dukes staging | A:B:C1 | 5:7:9 |
NOTE: One patient presented with two colorectal tumors