Table 1. Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients included in the current study.
Age, mean (SD) [range], yr | 66.7 (11.8) [55–79] | |
Gender | Male | 26 |
Female | 7 | |
Histopathology* | Differentiated | 15 |
Undifferentiated | 18 | |
Depth of invasion† | T1 (early) | 19 |
T2/T3/T4 (advanced) | 14 | |
Lymph node metastasis | Absent | 22 |
Present | 11 | |
Stage | Stage I/II | 25 |
Stage III/IV | 8 |
*Differentiated, papillary or tubular adenocarcinoma; undifferentiated, poorly differentiated or mucinous adenocarcinoma, or signet-ring cell carcinoma.
†T1, tumor has invaded lamina propria or submucosa; T2, tumor has invaded the muscularis propria or the subserosa; T3, penetrating the serosa; T4, invading adjacent organs.