Table I.
Clinical profiles of the colorectal cancer patients.
| Characteristics | Subgroup | Patients, n |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 28 |
| Female | 14 | |
| Age (years) | ≤60 | 16 |
| >60 | 26 | |
| TNM stage | 1, 2 | 21 |
| 3, 4 | 21 | |
| Lymph metastasis | Yes | 21 |
| No | 21 | |
| Distant metastasis | Yes | 8 |
| No | 34 | |
| CEA | ≥5.0 ng/ml | 15 |
| <5.0 ng/ml | 27 | |
| CA19-9 | ≥37 U/ml | 9 |
| <37 U/ml | 33 | |
| Tumor location | Colon | 26 |
| Rectum | 16 | |
| Differentiation | Poor | 10 |
| Moderate | 32 | |
| Good | 0 | |
| Tumor size | <5 cm | 28 |
| ≥5 cm | 14 | |
| Histological | Adenocarcinoma | 40 |
| classification | Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 2 |
| Undifferentiated carcinoma | 0 |
TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9.