Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical/pathological characteristics of patients with anal cancers (n 81).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 51 | 63.0 |
| Male | 30 | 37.0 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | ||
| <61 years | 38 | 46.9 |
| ≥61 years | 43 | 53.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 37 | 45.7 |
| Married | 40 | 49.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 29 | 35.8 |
| Brown (pardo) | 48 | 59.3 |
| Black | 4 | 4.9 |
| Smoker | ||
| Yes | 22 | 27.2 |
| No | 54 | 66.6 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 17 | 21.0 |
| No | 58 | 71.6 |
| Tumor location | ||
| Anal canal | 59 | 72.8 |
| Anal border | 8 | 9.9 |
| Both | 14 | 17.3 |
| Histological type | ||
| SCC | 42 | 51.9 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 32 | 39.5 |
| Others | 7 | 8.6 |
| Treatment | ||
| Surgery | 65 | 80.2 |
| Radiotherapy | 62 | 76.5 |
| Chemotherapy | 51 | 63.0 |
| No treatment | 4 | 4.9 |
| Size of tumor | ||
| T1-2 | 58 | 71.6 |
| T3-4 | 22 | 27.2 |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.2 |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||
| Yes | 21 | 25.9 |
| No | 60 | 74.1 |
| Distant metastasis | ||
| Yes | 7 | 8.6 |
| No | 74 | 91.4 |
| Sites of distant metastasis | ||
| Liver | 2 | 2.5 |
| Lung | 2 | 2.5 |
| Bladder | 1 | 1.2 |
| Uterus | 1 | 1.2 |
| Vagina | 1 | 1.2 |
| Death record | ||
| Yes | 45 | 55.6 |
| No | 36 | 44.4 |
SCC: squamous cell carcinoma. Others: basaloid carcinoma, neuroendocrine, and cloacogenic. Number of patients with data not informed: marital status 4 (4.9%); smoking 5 (6.2%); alcohol consumption 6 (7.4%); and not specified size of tumor 1 (1.2%).