Table 1. Details of colorectal primary tumours.

		Number	%
Site of colorectal primary	Right colon	12	31.6
	Left colon	13	34.2
	Rectum	13	34.2
Duke's stage	A	0	0.0
	B	5	13.2
	C	13	34.2
	(D)a	15	39.5
TNM classification	pT1	0	0.0
(colon specimen)	pT2	0	0.0
	pT3	12	31.6
	pT4	7	18.4
	TNM:T status not formally reported	19	50.0
	N0	7	18.4
	N1	6	15.8
	N2	6	15.8
	TNM:N status not formally reported	19	50.0
	M0	18	47.4
	M1	20	52.6

Abbreviation: TNM=tumour–node–metastases.

^aPresented with synchronous metastases.