Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of patients and rectal cancers

From: WRAP53 is an independent prognostic factor in rectal cancer- a study of Swedish clinical trial of preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients

Characteristics

Non-radiotherapy

Radiotherapy

 

No.

%

No.

%

Gender

    

 Male

45

58

40

62

 Female

33

42

25

38

Age (years)

    

 ≤ 67

33

42

26

40

 > 67

45

58

39

60

TNM stage

    

 I

21

27

18

28

 IIA + IIIA + IIIB

39

50

38

58

 IIIC + IV

18

23

9

14

Differentiation

    

 Well

5

6

4

6

 Moderately

55

71

44

68

 Poorly

18

23

17

26

Number of tumors

    

 Single

68

89

53

82

 Multiple*

8

11

12

18

Surgical type

    

 Rectal amputation

42

54

25

38

 Anterior resection

36

46

40

62

Rectal margin

    

 Tumor free

74

95

62

95

 Tumor involved margin

4

5

3

5

Distance to anal verge (cm)

    

 Mean

7.3

 

8.6

 
  1. *Other colorectal cancer or other type of tumor besides the present rectal cancer.
Back to article page

BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

Contact us