Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Category		N	%
Gender
	Male	20	57.1
	Female	15	42.9
T
	1	2	5.7
	2	8	22.9
	3	16	45.7
	4a	9	25.7
	4b	0	0.0
N
	0	21	60.0
	1a	3	8.6
	1b	5	14.3
	1c	0	0.0
	2a	4	11.4
	2b	2	5.7
Stage
	I	9	25.7
	IIA	6	17.1
	IIB	6	17.1
	IIC	0	0.0
	IIIA	0	0.0
	IIIB	12	34.3
	IIIC	2	5.7
Location
	Cecum	0	0.0
	Ascending	5	14.3
	Transverse	4	11.4
	Descending	1	2.9
	Sigmoid	5	14.3
	Superior rectal	5	14.3
	Middle rectal	6	17.1
	Inferior rectal	10	28.6