Table 1.
Clinical and histopathological features of patients.
| Parameters | Patients (n = 20) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 73.1 ± 12.4 (mean ± SD) | |
| Sex | Male | 11 |
| Female | 9 | |
| Tumor side 1 (R/L) | Right | 8 |
| Left | 12 | |
| Tumor stage 2 | Stage I | 2 |
| Stage II | 8 | |
| Stage III | 7 | |
| Stage IV | 3 | |
| Histological grading | Well differentiated | 2 |
| Moderately differentiated | 12 | |
| Poorly differentiated | 6 | |
1 Right side: hepatic flexure, cecum and ascending colon; left side: descending colon, sigmoid and rectum; 2 Clinical staging performed using the UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) system.