Table 1.
Clinicopathological parameters of the included cases.
| Parameter | Values (n = 93) | |
| Median age (years) | 67 ± 11.45 (range 4783) (%) | |
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| Gender | Males | 66 (70.96) | 
| Females | 27 (29.04) | |
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| Histologic subtype and grade | Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma (G1) | 4 (4.30) | 
| Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (G2) | 39 (41.93) | |
| Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (G3) | 50 (53.76) | |
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| Depth of invasion (pT stage) | pT1 | 8 (8.60) | 
| pT2 | 6 (6.45) | |
| pT3 | 24 (25.80) | |
| pT4 | 55 (59.13) | |
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| Lymph node status (pN stage) | pN0 | 17 (18.27) | 
| pN1-3 | 76 (81.73) | |
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| Distant metastases (pM stage) | pM0 | 76 (81.73) | 
| pM1 | 17 (18.27) | |
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| Dukes-MAC-like Stage | ||
| A1 | 7 (7.52) | |
| A2 | 1 (1.07) | |
| B1 | 6 (6.45) | |
| B2 | — | |
| C1 | 4 (4.30) | |
| C2 | 20 (21.50) | |
| D | 55 (59.13) | |