Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2012; 18(32): 4419-4426
Published online Aug 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4419
Table 1 Histopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer samples at diagnosis
CharacteristicsColorectal cancer patients (n)
Tumor location
Rectum2
Left colon5
Right colon2
Tumor size
≤ 4 cm5
> 4 cm4
Differentiation
Well1
Moderate7
Poor1
TNM stage
I0
II1
III3
IV3