Table 1. Clinical-pathological data of colorectal cancer patients.*.
| Number of patients | n | 68 |
| Year of surgery | Range | 2000-2010 |
| Age (yr) | Median (Range) | 70 (26 - 87) |
| Gender | ||
| Female, n (%) | 26 (38) | |
| Male, n (%) | 42 (62) | |
| Site | ||
| Colon, n (%) | 55 (81) | |
| Rectum, n (%) | 13 (19) | |
| Clinical follow-up available | n (%) | 68 (100) |
| Follow-up time (mo) | Median | 62.2 |
| Survival time (mo) | Median | >160 |
| Outcome | ||
| Favorable, n | 48 | |
| Deceased, n | 20 | |
| UICC stage | ||
| n.a., n (%)# | 1 (2) | |
| I, n (%) | 11 (16) | |
| II, n (%) | 28 (41) | |
| III, n (%) | 21 (31) | |
| IV, n (%) | 7 (10) | |
| WHO grade | ||
| n.a., n (%)# | 1 (2) | |
| 2, n (%) | 45 (66) | |
| 3, n (%) | 22 (32) | |
| MSI status | ||
| Stable, n (%) | 57 (84) | |
| Unstable, n (%) | 11 (16) | |
| Tissue | tumor (T), n | 68 |
| non-tumor (N), n | 67 | |
| mRNA RQ T<N | ||
| ESRP1, n (%) | 48 of 67 (72) | |
| ESRP2, n (%) | 47 of 67 (70) | |
*
cases (n=4) had two synchronous colorectal carcinomas;
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case (n=1) with focal high-grade dysplasia in a tubulovillous adenoma with CRC stage and grade not available (n.a)