Table 1. Patient characteristics of colorectal cancer.
| Samples | Germany | Cagliari | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 148 | 20 | 168 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 83 | 10 | 93 |
| Female | 65 | 10 | 75 |
| Age | |||
| Range | 41–97 | 33–73 | 33–97 |
| Median | 73 | 60.5 | 71 |
| Normal (peri-tumour) | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Tumour | 148 | 20 | 168 |
| Histology | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | 148 | 20 | 168 |
| Grade | |||
| Well differentiated | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Moderately differentiated | 105 | 12 | 117 |
| Poorly differentiated | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| Undifferentiated | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tumour | |||
| T1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| T2 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| T3 | 69 | 13 | 82 |
| T4 | 42 | 2 | 44 |
| TX | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Node | |||
| N0 | 74 | 7 | 81 |
| N1 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
| N2 | 36 | 6 | 42 |
| N3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NX | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Metastasis | |||
| M0 | 101 | 15 | 116 |
| M1 | 44 | 5 | 49 |
| MX | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Stage | |||
| I | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| II | 38 | 3 | 41 |
| III | 35 | 9 | 44 |
| IV | 44 | 4 | 48 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 |