Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2010; 16(47): 5965-5974
Published online Dec 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i47.5965
Table 2 Clinical and pathological characteristics of the colorectal cancer patients enrolled in the study
No. of cases
Total cases88
Sex56
Male32
Female
Stage (Astler-Coller)
A4
B26
C27
D31
Lymph node metastasis
No34
Yes54
Surgical intervention
Resection83
No intervention5
Distant metastasis
No57
Yes (liver/lungs/both)24/2/5
Age (yr), median (min-max)69 (43-88)
Tumor size (cm), median (min-max)4.0 (1.0-11.0)