Table 3.
Comparison of Histopathological Features between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Cases.
| Group A [5] | Group B [13] | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48.0 ± 13.1 | 46.5 ± 8.8 | 0.826 |
| (34-64) | (30-59) | ||
| Sex | 0.599 | ||
| Male | 3 | 6 | |
| Female | 2 | 7 | |
| Disease duration | 290.2 ± 105.03 | 276.5 ± 106.9 | 0.811 |
| (months) | (204-441) | (131-504) | |
| CEA (ng/mL) | 0.009 | ||
| <5 | 5 | 4 | |
| >5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Depth of invasion | 0.097 | ||
| <T2 | 1 | 0 | |
| >T3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.019 | ||
| - | 5 | 5 | |
| + | 0 | 8 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.16 | ||
| M0 | 5 | 8 | |
| M1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Curative resection | 0.063 | ||
| R0 | 5 | 7 | |
| R1, R2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Stage | 0.019 | ||
| <II | 5 | 5 | |
| >IIIa | 0 | 8 |