Table 2.
Staging and pathological characteristics in included patients.
| Staging | N (% of 40 patients) |
|---|---|
| Depth of invasion | |
| T0 | 1 (2.5) |
| T2 | 2 (5) |
| T3 | 33 (82.5) |
| T4 | 4 (10) |
| Lymph node involvement | |
| N0 | 16 (40) |
| N1 | 16 (40) |
| N2 | 8 (20) |
| Distant metastasis | |
| M0 | 32 (80) |
| M1 | 8 (20) |
| M-Liver | 5 (12.5) |
| M-Pulmonary | 2 (5) |
| M-Peritoneal | 1 (2.5) |
| TNM Stage | |
| 0 | 1 (2.5) |
| II | 11 (27.5) |
| III | 20 (50) |
| IV | 8 (20) |
| VELIPI | |
| Lymphatic invasion | 25 (62.5) |
| Vascular invasion | 17 (42.5) |
| Perineural invasion | 15 (37.5) |
| Grading | |
| Well differentiated (G1) | 2 (5) |
| Moderately differentiated (G2) | 26 (65) |
| Poorly differentiated (G3) | 3 (7.5) |
| Undifferentiated (Gx) | 8 (20) |