Table 1.
Characteristics | CRC Group, n (%) |
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Tumor site | |
Colon | 23 (51) |
Rectum | 22 (49) |
Tumor size, cm | |
<5.0 | 23 (51) |
≥5.0 | 22 (49) |
TNM stage | |
I + II | 26 (58) |
III + IV | 19 (42) |
Depth of invasion (T stage) | |
T1 | 5 (11) |
T2 | 10 (22) |
T3 | 18 (40) |
T4 | 12 (27) |
Lymph node metastasis (N stage) | |
Absent (N0) | 26 (58) |
Present (N1+2) | 19 (42) |
Distant metastasis (M stage) | |
Absent (M0) | 40 (89) |
Present (M1) | 5 (11) |
Lymphovascular invasion | |
Absent | 26 (58) |
Present | 19 (42) |
Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer; TNM, tumor, lymph nodes, metastasis.