Table 1.
Patient characteristics*
| Characteristics | No. of patients |
|---|---|
| Total | 50 |
| Male | 27 |
| Female | 23 |
| Age, y | |
| Median (range) | 72 (35–88) |
| ≤60 | 15 |
| >60 | 35 |
| Performance status | |
| 0 | 29 |
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 0 |
| Histology | |
| Well | 27 |
| Moderate | 22 |
| Poor | 1 |
| Tumor size, cm | |
| ≤5 | 28 |
| >5 | 22 |
| Tumor stage | |
| 0–II | 13 |
| III–IV | 37 |
| Tumor site | |
| Descending | 3 |
| Ascending | 10 |
| Transverse | 8 |
| Sigmoid | 14 |
| Rectal | 15 |
| Metastatic sites | |
| LNs | 14 |
| Distant LN | 1 |
| Liver | 9 |
| Ovary | 3 |
| Lung | 3 |
* LN = lynph node; moderate = moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; poor = poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; well = well-differentiated adenocarcinoma.