Table 1.
Clinical and histopathological features of colorectal cancer patients with and without synchronous metastasis.
| CRC Patients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | No Metastases (n = 29) | Metastases (n = 30) |
| Age | 69.7 ± 15.2 | 68.3 ± 11 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 16 | 20 |
| Female | 13 | 10 |
| Tumor Side a | ||
| Right | 11 | 10 |
| Left | 18 | 20 |
| Tumor Stage b | ||
| Stage I | 5 | 2 |
| Stage II | 20 | 0 |
| Stage III | 3 | 18 |
| Stage IV | 1 | 10 |
| Histological Grading | ||
| Well-differentiated (G1) | 3 | 0 |
| Moderately-differentiated (G2) | 16 | 16 |
| Poorly-differentiated (G3) | 10 | 14 |
| Metastases Site | ||
| Liver | 0 | 12 |
| Visceral lymphnodes | 0 | 16 |
| Bone | 0 | 1 |
| Lung metastases | 0 | 1 |
a Right side: hepatic flexure, cecum and ascending colon; Left side: descending colon, sigmoid and rectum. b Clinical staging performed using UICC System.