Table 2 Clinicopathological features of the colon carcinoma patients
Variable | Number of patients | |
|---|---|---|
Biopsy | Resection | |
Sex | ||
Male | 22 | 25 |
Female | 16 | 14 |
Age at diagnosis | ||
Median age (range, years) | 70 (39–85) | 67 (39–84) |
Site of tumor | ||
Sigmoid | 20 | 14 |
Colon descendens | 2 | 2 |
Colon transversum | 1 | 4 |
Hepatic flexure | 1 | 3 |
Colon ascendens | 5 | 5 |
Caecum and valve of Bauhin | 8 | 7 |
Not specified | 1 | 4 |
Tumor grade | ||
Low | 4 | 5 |
Moderate | 18 | 24 |
High | 9 | 7 |
Unknown | 7 | 3 |
Dukes classification | ||
Dukes’ A | 3 | 8 |
Dukes’ B | 15 | 12 |
Dukes’ C | 6 | 12 |
Dukes’ D | 13 | 5 |
Unknown | 1 | 2 |
T category | ||
T1-T2 | 3 | 8 |
T3-T4 | 26 | 29 |
Tx | 9 | 2 |
Lymphatic spread | ||
N0 | 18 | 21 |
N+ | 10 | 16 |
Nx | 10 | 2 |
Metastasis | ||
M0 | 20 | 32 |
M+ | 13 | 5 |
Mx | 5 | 2 |