Table 2.

Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Cases of CRCs.

Characteristics	No. Patients	%	COX-2-Positive Cases
			n	%
All cases	131	100.0	92	70.2
Age (years)
<50	22	16.8	13	59.1
>50	98	74.8	79	80.6
Sex
M	65	49.6	37	56.9
F	55	42.0	47	85.5
Stage
I	1	0.8	1	100.0
II	47	35.9	30	63.8
III	72	55.0	52	72.2
IV	8	6.1	8	100.0
Recurrence
None	118	90.1	61	51.7
Local	13	9.9	8	61.5
Distant	38	29.0	28	73.7
Overall survival (years)
>5	4	3.1	2	50.0
<5	126	96.2	87	70.6
Disease-free survival (years)
>5	4	3.1	2	50.0
<5	126	96.2	87	70.6