Table 1.
Baseline pathoclinical characteristics of the 60 patients with unresectable colon cancer
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (range), years | 56 (29–74) |
| No of patients by sex | |
| Male | 42 (70.0%) |
| Female | 18 (30.0%) |
| No of patients by KPS | |
| 90 | 53 (88.3%) |
| 80 | 7 (11.7%) |
| No of patients by tumor site | |
| Sigmoid colon | 43 (71.7%) |
| Descending colon | 1 (1.6%) |
| Transverse colon | 4 (6.7%) |
| Ascending colon | 10 (16.7%) |
| Ileocecus | 2 (3.3%) |
| No of patients by differentiation | |
| High | 19 (31.7%) |
| Moderate | 31 (51.7%) |
| Low | 10 (16.6%) |
| No of patients by T stage | |
| T3 | 9 (15.0%) |
| T4a | 14 (23.3%) |
| T4b | 37 (61.7%) |
| No of patients by N stage | |
| N0 | 1 (1.7%) |
| N1 | 22 (36.7%) |
| N2 | 37 (61.6%) |
| No of patients by involved organ | |
| Bladder | 27 (45.0%) |
| Great vessel | 11 (18.3%) |
| Small intestine | 9 (15.0%) |
| Pelvic wall | 4 (6.7%) |
| Liver* | 3 (5.0%) |
| Ureter | 3 (5.0%) |
| Uterus | 2 (3.3%) |
| Iliopsoas | 1 (1.7%) |
Note:
*
Tumor directly invaded into the liver.
Abbreviation: KPS, Karnofsky performance score.