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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients

Variable	Value
Sex, n (%)
Male	11 (48)
Female	12 (52)
Age, median (range)	62 (58-74)
Primary tumor site, n (%)
Right-side	9 (39)
Left-side	7 (30.5)
Rectum	7 (30.5)
Tumor differentiation, n (%)
Well differentiated	14 (61)
Moderately or poorly differentiated	9 (39)
Initial stage, n (%)
II	11 (48)
III	9 (39)
IV	3 (13)

Data are presented as n (%) except where otherwise stated.