Table 1.
Patients Characteristics (n = 41)
| Characteristic | No. of Patients |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 23 |
| Female | 18 |
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 68.0 |
| Average | 65.6 |
| Range | 35–79 |
| Primary23 | |
| Acending | 23 |
| Transverse | 5 |
| Descending | 1 |
| Sigmoid | 4 |
| Rectosigmoid | 7 |
| PS | |
| 0 | 33 |
| 1 | 8 |
| Stage | |
| II | 14 |
| IIIA | 15 |
| IIIB | 12 |
| Pathological tumor stage | |
| T1 | 4 |
| T2 | 31 |
| T3 | 6 |
| T4 | 0 |
| Pathological nodal stage | |
| N0 | 14 |
| N1 | 19 |
| N2 | 8 |
| Lymphatic invasion | |
| Ly0 | 7 |
| Ly1 | 26 |
| ly2 | 7 |
| ly3 | 1 |
| Venous invasion | |
| v0 | 14 |
| v1 | 15 |
| v2 | 12 |
| v3 | 0 |
| Pathology | |
| Tub1 | 18 |
| Tub2 | 16 |
| Por1 | 6 |
| Muc | 1 |
| CEA level (0-5.0 ng/ml) | |
| Below normal range | 17 |
| Over normal range | 23 |
| C19-9A level (0-37.0 ng/ml) | |
| Below normal range | 32 |
| Over normal range | 9 |