Table 1.
Clinicopathologic demographics for the 188 patients with CRC
| Total Cases (n = 188) | |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | NO (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 111 (59.0) |
| Female | 77 (41.0) |
| Age (yrs) | |
| ≤ 60 | 54 (28.7) |
| > 60 | 134 (71.3) |
| Tumor location | |
| Colon | 91 (48.4) |
| Rectum | 97 (51.6) |
| Size (cm) | |
| ≤ 5 cm | 97 (51.6) |
| > 5 cm | 91 (48.4) |
| General type | |
| Bulge type | 61 (32.4) |
| Ulcer type | 121 (64.4) |
| Mushroom type | 6 (3.2) |
| Differentiationa | |
| High | 8 (4.3) |
| Middle | 156 (83.0) |
| Low | 24 (12.8) |
| Invasion depth | |
| T1-T2 | 46 (24.5) |
| T3-T4 | 142 (75.5) |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| N0 | 112 (59.6) |
| N1-N3 | 76 (40.4) |
| TNM Stageb | |
| I+II | 110 (58.5) |
| III+IV | 78 (41.5) |
a
Histologic grade was based on WHO classification published in 2010.
b
TNM stage was assessed according to the 7th Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual.