Table IV.
Correlation between a particular population of inflammatory infiltrate located in the center of the tumor and anatomic parameters in patients with colorectal cancer.
| Variables | N | Neutrophils | Macrophages | Eosinophils |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| <60 | 30 | NS | NS | NS |
| ≥60 | 114 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 56 | NS | NS | NS |
| Male | 88 | |||
| Localization | ||||
| Right-side | 18 | NS | NS | −0.0186 |
| Transverse | 13 | 0.031 | ||
| Left-side | 12 | |||
| Sigmoid | 25 | |||
| Rectum | 76 | |||
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
| <2.5 | 23 | NS | NS | NS |
| 2.5–5.0 | 99 | |||
| >5.0 | 22 | |||
| TNM stage | ||||
| 1 | 36 | NS | NS | NS |
| 2 | 27 | |||
| 3 | 69 | |||
| 4 | 12 | |||
| Duke stage | ||||
| A | 31 | NS | NS | NS |
| B | 33 | |||
| C | 69 | |||
| D | 11 | |||
| Adenocarcinoma type | ||||
| Partim mucinous | 19 | NS | −0.221 | NS |
| Adenocarcinoma | 125 | <0.010 | ||
| Malignancy grade | ||||
| 2 | 135 | NS | NS | NS |
| 3 | 9 | |||
| pT stage | ||||
| 1 | 3 | NS | NS | NS |
| 2 | 52 | |||
| 3 | 86 | |||
| 4 | 3 | |||
| TSP (%) | ||||
| <50 | 73 | NS | 0.220 | NS |
| >50 | 71 | 0.011 |
NS, non significant.