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Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2006; 12(16): 2610-2614
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2610
Table 1 Clinical and pathologic characteristics of the patients
VariablesControl group(n = 25)Study group(n = 23)
Age (yr): Median (range)62 (36-70)62 (40-72)
Sex
Male1714
Female89
Dukes’ stage of initial lesion
A11
B75
C1717
Tumor pathologic type
Well and moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma1917
Mucinous adenocarcinoma43
Signet ring cell carcinoma23
Recurrent sites
Presacral2321
Pelvic sidewall22