Table 2.
Clinico-pathological patient characteristics on the basis of the TNM status (according to the UICC Classification of Malignant Tumors)
| Feature | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| T—tumor category | ||
| T1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| T2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| T3 | 94 | 88.7 |
| T4 | 9 | 8.5 |
| N—nodal spread | ||
| N0 | 22 | 20.8 |
| N1 | 84 | 79.2 |
| NX | 0 | 0.0 |
| M—distant metastasis | ||
| M0 | 69 | 65.1 |
| M1 | 11 | 10.4 |
| MX | 26 | 24.5 |
| Venous invasion | ||
| V0 | 79 | 74.5 |
| V1 | 19 | 17.9 |
| V2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| VX | 5 | 4.7 |
| Perineural invasion | ||
| Pn0 | 39 | 36.8 |
| Pn1 | 59 | 55.7 |
| PnX | 8 | 7.5 |
| Lymphatic invasion | ||
| L0 | 30 | 28.3 |
| L1 | 71 | 67.0 |
| LX | 5 | 4.7 |
| R—status | ||
| R0 | 74 | 69.8 |
| R1 | 28 | 26.4 |
| R2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| RX | 2 | 1.9 |
| Histopathological grading | ||
| G1 | 11 | 10.4 |
| G2 | 59 | 55.7 |
| G3 | 35 | 33.0 |
| G4 | 1 | 0.9 |
Given are the total number of patients and the percentage (%)
T1: tumor < 2 cm; T2: > 2 < 4 cm, T3: > 4 cm, T4: tumor involves coeliac axis, superior mesenteric artery and/or common hepatic artery