Table 1.
Clinicopathological parameters of cases (n = 135)
| Parameter | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 67 (49.6 %) |
| Female | 68 (50.4 %) | |
| Grade | Well-differentiated | 31 (23 %) |
| Moderately-differentiated | 85 (63 %) | |
| Poorly-differentiated | 19 (14 %) | |
| Age | <60 years | 72 (53.3 %) |
| ≥60 years | 63 (46.7 %) | |
| Tumour location | Right colon | 38 (28.1 %) |
| Left colon | 83 (61.5 %) | |
| Rectum | 14 (10.4 %) | |
| Tumour size | <5 cm | 56 (%41.5) |
| ≥5 cm | 79 (58.5 %) | |
| Primary tumour | T1 | 3 (2.2 %) |
| T2 | 14 (10.4 %) | |
| T3 | 108 (80 %) | |
| T4 | 10 (7.4 %) | |
| Nodal metastasis | Positive | 63 (46.7 %) |
| Negative | 68 (50.3 %) | |
| Cannot be assessed | 4 (3 %) | |
| Distant metastasis | Positive | 40 (29.6 %) |
| Negative | 95 (70.4 %) | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | Positive | 20 (14.8 %) |
| Negative | 115 (85.2 %) | |
| Margin status | Involved | 9 (6.7 %) |
| Free | 126 (93.3 %) | |
| Local disease recurrence | Recurrence | 48 (35.6 %) |
| No recurrence | 87 (64.4 %) | |
| Survival | Died of disease | 26 (19.3 %) |
| Alive | 89 (65.9 %) | |
| Not available | 20 (14.8 %) | |
T1: Tumour invades submucosa
T2: Tumour invades muscularis propria
T3: Tumour invades through the muscularis propria into the subserosa or into non-peritonealised pericolic or perirectal tissues
T4: Tumour directly invades other organs or structures, and/or perforates visceral peritoneum