Table I.
Histological profiles of the samples examined.
| Colon sample | No. of samples |
|---|---|
| Normal colon mucosa | 80 |
| Hyperplastic polyp | 4 |
| Serrated adenoma | 11 |
| Tubular adenoma | 13 |
| Tubulovillous adenoma | 17 |
| Tubular adenocarcinoma (tub 1) | |
| m | 11 |
| sm | 22 |
| mp | 1 |
| ss | 4 |
| Tubular adenocarcinoma (tub 2) | |
| m | 2 |
| sm | 4 |
| mp | 3 |
| ss | 10 |
| Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma | |
| mp | 1 |
| ss | 2 |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma | |
| sm | 1 |
| ss | 5 |
| Total | 191 |
tub 1, well-differentiated adenocarcinoma; tub 2, moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; m, mucosa; sm, submucosa; mp, muscularis propria; ss, subserosa.