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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2020; 12(2): 195-204
Published online Feb 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i2.195
Published online Feb 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i2.195
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with brain metastasis from colorectal cancer, n (%)
| Variable | No. of patients |
| Age (yr) | |
| < 60 | 144 (38.8) |
| 60-74 | 157 (42.3) |
| ≥ 75 | 70 (18.9) |
| Race | |
| White | 295 (79.5) |
| Black | 45 (12.1) |
| Other | 31 (8.4) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 199 (53.6) |
| Female | 172 (46.4) |
| Primary tumor site | |
| Colon | 215 (58.0) |
| Rectosigmoid/rectum | 112 (30.2) |
| Unknown | 44 (11.9) |
| Tumor grade | |
| Well/moderately differentiated | 152 (41.0) |
| Poorly/undifferentiated | 101 (27.2) |
| Unknown | 118 (31.8) |
| Histology types | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 320 (86.3) |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 13 (3.5) |
| Signet ring-cell carcinoma | 10 (2.7) |
| Other | 20 (5.4) |
| Unknown | 8 (2.2) |
| CEA level | |
| Negative | 46 (12.4) |
| Positive | 206 (55.5) |
| Unknown | 119 (32.1) |
| T stage | |
| T1/T2 | 57 (15.4) |
| T3/T4 | 164 (44.2) |
| Unknown | 150 (40.4) |
| N stage | |
| N0 | 119 (32.1) |
| N1/N2 | 172 (46.4) |
| Unknown | 80 (21.6) |
| Liver metastasis | |
| No | 166 (44.7) |
| Yes | 199 (53.6) |
| Unknown | 6 (1.6) |
| Lung metastasis | |
| No | 184 (49.6) |
| Yes | 177 (47.7) |
| Unknown | 10 (2.7) |
| Bone metastasis | |
| No | 276 (74.4) |
| Yes | 81 (21.8) |
| Unknown | 14 (3.8) |
| Extracranial metastasis to liver, lung or bone | |
| No | 97 (26.1) |
| Yes | 270 (72.8) |
| Unknown | 4 (1.1) |
- Citation: Quan JC, Guan X, Ma CX, Liu Z, Yang M, Zhao ZX, Sun P, Zhuang M, Wang S, Jiang Z, Wang XS. Prognostic scoring system for synchronous brain metastasis at diagnosis of colorectal cancer: A population-based study. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 12(2): 195-204
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v12/i2/195.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v12.i2.195