Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (81 patients).
| Patient Description | Numbers (%)/Range |
|---|---|
| Gender | Men 53 (65.4%) |
| Women 28 (34.6%) | |
| Age | 61 years; range: 35–82 years |
| Primary Cancer Site | |
| Colon | 52 (64.2%) |
| Rectum | 29 (35.8%) |
| Prior Chemotherapy | 81 (100%) |
| Hepatic Metastases Description | |
| Patients with single nodule | 52 (64.2%) |
| Patients with multiple nodules | 29 (35.8%)/range: 2–13 metastases |
| Nodule size (mm) | mean size 36.4 mm; range 7–58 mm |
| Front of Tumor Growth | |
| expansive | 30 (37.0%) |
| infiltrative | 51 (63.0%) |
| Tumor Budding | |
| Absent | 12 (14.8%) |
| Low grade | 14 (17.3%) |
| High grade | 55 (67.9%) |
| Mucinous Carcinoma | 25 (30.9%) |
| Recurrence | 19 (23.5%) |
| RAS Mutation | 42 (51.9%) |