Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with small bowel adenocarcinoma diagnosed between 1990 and 2008 in British Columbia.
| Characteristics (n=150) | |
|---|---|
| Age of diagnosis | |
| Mean | 64.2 years |
| Median | 64.5 years |
| Range | 24.5-92.0 years |
| Duodenum (Median) | 65.0 years |
| Jejunum (Median) | 62.2 years |
| Ileum (Median) | 70.0 years |
| Sex | |
| Male | 87 (58%) |
| Female | 63 (42%) |
| Tumor location | |
| Duodenum | 72 (48%) |
| Jejunum | 46 (31%) |
| Ileum | 32 (21%) |
| Differentiation grad | |
| Good | 10 (7%) |
| Moderate | 71 (47%) |
| Poor | 43 (29%) |
| Not further detemined | 26 (17%) |
| Initial tumor stage | |
| I | 8 (6%) |
| II | 41 (27%) |
| III | 32 (21%) |
| IV | 56 (37%) |
| Unknown | 13 (9%) |
|
Site of metastasis (based on the data of 55 of the 56 patients with stage IV at diagnosis) |
|
| Liver | 23/55 (42%) |
| Lung | 6/55 (11%) |
| Peritoneum (incl. ovaries, omentum) | 25/55 (45%) |
| Non regional lymph nodes | 16/55 (29%) |
| Others | 3/55 (5%) |