Table 3.
Statistical correlations between the presence of acellular mucin pools grade and clinico-pathological variables in Dworak 4 rectal carcinomas
| Variable |
Acellular mucin pools |
P value | |
| Absent | Present | ||
| Sex | |||
| M | 20 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0.523 | |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 67 yr | 13 | 3 | |
| > 67 yr | 14 | 4 | 0.805 |
| Site | |||
| Upper | 14 | 3 | |
| Medium | 4 | 2 | |
| Lower | 9 | 2 | |
| Extensive | 0 | 0 | 0.695 |
| Circumferential spread | |||
| One-third | 11 | 3 | |
| Middle | 10 | 2 | |
| Complete | 6 | 2 | 0.898 |
| Craniocaudal extension | |||
| < 3 cm | 7 | 2 | |
| ≥ 3 cm | 20 | 5 | 0.889 |
| Distance from the anal verge | |||
| ≥ 1 cm | 1 | 0 | |
| < 1 cm | 26 | 7 | 0.61 |
| Histotype | |||
| NOS | 27 | 5 | |
| Mucinous | 0 | 2 | 0.004 |
| cT | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 23 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.664 |
| cN | |||
| cN0 | 20 | 5 | |
| cN+ | 7 | 2 | 0.889 |
| Death due to disease | |||
| No | 24 | 7 | |
| Yes | 3 | 0 | 0.362 |
| Recurrence | |||
| No | 19 | 7 | |
| Yes | 8 | 0 | 0.1047 |