Table 5 Number of Lymph Nodes Examined in Relationship to Different Clinical and Histopathologic Variables

Sex

   Male

11.84

0.168

   Female

12.70

Tumor Location

   Proximal to splenic flexure

12.89

0.654

   Distal to splenic flexure

12.34

Urgency of operation

   Elective

12.08

0.379

   Emergency

12.84

Depth of tumor invasion

   T3

12.36

0.136

   T4

10.93

Tumor type

   Adenocarcinoma

12.04

0.082

   Mucinous carcinoma

13.98

Tumor grade

   Well or moderately differentiated

12.12

0.395

   Poorly differentiated

13.10

Lymphovascular permeation

   No

12.21

0.907

   Yes

12.10