Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | N or mean | (% or range) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years (median, mean) | 73, 70.9 | 42–90 |
Sex | ||
Female (%) | 43 | 38.7 |
Male (%) | 68 | 61.3 |
Anatomic site of the tumor | ||
Right-sided (%) | 32 | 28.8 |
Left-sided (%) | 79 | 71.2 |
Rectal cancers | 43 | 38.7 |
T stage | ||
T1 (%) | 14 | 12.6 |
T2 (%) | 23 | 20.7 |
T3 (%) | 59 | 53.2 |
T4 (%) | 15 | 13.5 |
N stage | ||
N0 (%) | 59 | 53.2 |
N1 (%) | 24 | 21.6 |
N2 (%) | 28 | 25.2 |
M | ||
M0 | 94 | 84.7 |
M1a (liver) | 17 | 15.3 |
Tumor grade | ||
G1 (%) | 8 | 7.2 |
G2 (%) | 74 | 66.7 |
G3 (%) | 29 | 26.1 |
UICC | ||
Stage IA (%) T1N0 | 26 | 23.4 |
Stage IIA (%) T3N0 | 26 | 23.4 |
Stage IIB-C (%) T4N0 | 3 | 2.7 |
Stage III (%) > N0 | 39 | 35.1 |
Stage IVA (%) > M1 | 17 | 15.3 |
Vascular invasion (V) | ||
No (%) | 83 | 74.8 |
Yes (%) | 28 | 25.2 |
Perineural invasion (Pn) | ||
No (%) | 102 | 91.9 |
Yes (%) | 9 | 8.1 |
Mucinous Subtype | ||
No (%) | 102 | 91.9 |
Yes (%) | 9 | 8.1 |
Fascin-1 expression | ||
< 10% | 66 | 59.5 |
≥ 10 and < 35% | 29 | 26.1 |
≥ 35% | 16 | 14.4 |