Table 1.
The general parameters of patients in this study
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Gender, case | |
| Male | 29 |
| Female | 18 |
| Age, year, mean (range) | 56.3 (34–84) |
| Location of tumors, case | |
| Cecum | 0 |
| Ascending colon | 7 |
| Transverse colon | 2 |
| Descending colon | 1 |
| Sigmoid colon | 8 |
| Rectum | 29 |
| Tumor size, cm, mean (range) | 4.8 (2.2–14.0) |
| Type of pathology, case | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 44 |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 1 |
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 2 |
| Degree of differentiation, case | |
| Well | 3 |
| Moderate | 34 |
| Poor | 10 |
| Depth of invasion, case | |
| T2 | 2 |
| T3 | 38 |
| T4a | 7 |
| N-staging, case | |
| N0 | 20 |
| N1a | 7 |
| N1b | 5 |
| N2a | 8 |
| N2b | 7 |
| TNM staging, case | |
| IIa | 18 |
| IIb | 2 |
| IIIb | 18 |
| IIIc | 9 |